Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 199 Hazlitt, William Carew 1834 1913 Hazlitt, W. Carew (William Carew) Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Starner, Alicia Williams, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine" by William Carew Hazlitt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the culinary practices of ancient times, particularly in England, exploring the evolution of cookery from raw diets to more refined culinary arts. It presents a narrative that intertwines gastronomy with history, highlighting the cultural significance of food throughout different eras. At the start of this text, Hazlitt introduces the remarkable evolution of human dietary habits, emphasizing the distinct choice to reject raw food. The opening discusses early English culinary practices, referencing the historical context surrounding food consumption in ancient England. Hazlitt examines various cultural influences on English cuisine, including the impact of Norman and Roman practices, and provides insight into what ancient Britons likely ate. He reflects on the significance of certain culinary texts and historical accounts that inform our understanding of gastronomy’s evolution. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the historical cookery books that shaped our understanding of ancient cuisine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooking -- History Cooking -- Bibliography TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 321237 317906 2024-10-05T17:05:07.884570 2023-10-06T04:48:54.352709 text/html text/html 317871 2020-12-14T20:48:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 911830 2020-12-14T20:48:16 text/html application/zip 1032487 2024-10-05T17:05:21.620031 application/epub+zip 1037459 2024-10-05T17:05:14.123638 application/epub+zip 187610 2024-10-05T17:05:10.300598 application/epub+zip 1637742 2024-10-05T17:05:25.238986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1620208 2024-10-05T17:05:18.289591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356439 2022-09-06T19:47:40.388754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299542 299448 2024-10-05T17:05:06.960587 2023-10-06T04:48:53.667717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 300736 2020-12-14T20:48:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118107 2020-12-14T20:48:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 300730 2020-12-14T20:48:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118052 2020-12-14T20:48:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22019 2024-10-05T17:05:25.375014 application/rdf+xml 15704 2024-10-05T17:05:10.885553 image/jpeg 3745 2024-10-05T17:05:10.593549 image/jpeg 1000423 2024-10-05T17:05:07.962561 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia