The companion to "Vegetable Book", this is an alphabetical guide to fruit, from apple, apricot and arbutus to sorb apple, strawberry and water-melon. The author adds fragments of history or poetry, and explains the 'why' as well as the 'how' of cookery.
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“Grigson is a learned, witty guide who deserves to be better-known in this country than she is.”—Library Journal
(Library Journal )“I take as much pleasure in reading Jane Grigson''s lyrical yet well-researched and intriguing introductions to each subject as I do in executing her recipes, or merely eating the fruit she writes so well about.”—Susan Campbell, Observer
(Susan Campbell Observer )“Jane Grigson''s Fruit Book . . . is probably the most complete volume of all the fruit from apples to watermelon, with not only brilliant direction but good solid recipes. Judith Hill''s glossary to the American edition is of enormous help. This fills a most important need on the cookbook shelves.”—James Beard
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Jane Grigson (1928–90) was brought up in the northeast of England, where there is a strong tradition of good eating. In 1968 she began writing cookery articles for the Observer Colour Magazine; the Bison Books edition of Good Things is a collection from this highly successful series. Jane Grigson’s Vegetable Book is also available in a Bison Books edition. Grigson posthumously received the 2009 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Hall of Fame Book Award for her entire body of work.
Sara Dickerman worked for years as a professional cook and freelance writer and is now the food and dining editor at Seattle Magazine.
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This review is from: Jane Grigson's Fruit Book (Hardcover)
Jane Grigson has a chatty, readable style which inspires you to try recipes purely on her recommendation as she clearly writes with such knowledge. The book is organised with a section for each fruit, arranged alphabetically. There is an introduction to each which includes snippets of the fruit's history and occasional literary references. If this sounds rather worthy / stuffy then don't be put off. The temptation to read an entire section before trying a recipe is irresistible. It is ideally organised if you have been out shopping or picking and would like an inventive way of using your bounty. If you feel you are ready to move on from Delia Smith then this is a sure path of progress.
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I was so glad that this book has been reprinted, Miss Grigson's books are always a joy. Cookery with a bit of wit and history thrown in. A great book when you have a couple pieces of fruit and need to produce a tasty dish, or when you have that sesonal fruit glut. Many of the dishes are simple but very very good.
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The apple was the first fruit of the world, according to Genesis, but it was no Cox's orange pippin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ozl cup, aux kiwis, vanilla pod jar, blanching basket, bottling jar, sweet shortcrust pastry, level teaspoon baking powder, caster sugar, grand dessert, quince slices, tart tin, stoned cherries, sharp apples, add extra sugar, wide shallow pan, giblet stock, fat soft cheese, heaped tablespoons, preserving pan, cookery hook, level teaspoon salt, golden berries, pâte sucrée, serve with cream, hot serving dish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Elizabeth David, Edward Bunyard, Anne Willan, Anatomy of Dessert, Doyenné du Cornice, Harvest Gold, South Africa, Bramley's Seedling, Claudia Roden, John Evelyn, New Zealand, Queen Claude, South America, Tom Stobart, Charles Ross, Complete Book of Fruit, Les Halles, Middle East, West Indies, General Tilney, Grand Marnier, Josceline Dimbleby, Konstantin Paustovsky, Monsieur Lacam, One French New!
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The apple was the first fruit of the world, according to Genesis, but it was no Cox's orange pippin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ozl cup, aux kiwis, vanilla pod jar, blanching basket, bottling jar, sweet shortcrust pastry, level teaspoon baking powder, caster sugar, grand dessert, quince slices, tart tin, stoned cherries, sharp apples, add extra sugar, wide shallow pan, giblet stock, fat soft cheese, heaped tablespoons, preserving pan, cookery hook, level teaspoon salt, golden berries, pâte sucrée, serve with cream, hot serving dish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Elizabeth David, Edward Bunyard, Anne Willan, Anatomy of Dessert, Doyenné du Cornice, Harvest Gold, South Africa, Bramley's Seedling, Claudia Roden, John Evelyn, New Zealand, Queen Claude, South America, Tom Stobart, Charles Ross, Complete Book of Fruit, Les Halles, Middle East, West Indies, General Tilney, Grand Marnier, Josceline Dimbleby, Konstantin Paustovsky, Monsieur Lacam, One French New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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