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The Downstairs Cookbook: Recipes From A 1920s Household Cook by Margaret Powell (view source)
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The anecdotes at the beginning of each chapter are fascinating. They give a real sense of what it was like to be in service and also of how people - both upstairs and downstairs - ate in the twenties. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
If you're looking for another book which will supply a recipe for every occasion then my standby is [[Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course by Delia SmithDelia Smith|Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course]]. If you're interested in the way that food has changed then you might like to try [[A History of English Food by Clarissa Dickson Wright]]. And if you'd like to know more about Margaret Powell's life in service then you'll love [[Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid by Margaret Powell|Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid]].
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