Name/TitleGood Things in England
EditionReissued 1951
MakerWhite, Florence
Maker RoleEditor
About this objectHardcover publication with protective flysheet, titled 'Good Things in England: A practical cookery book for everyday use, containing traditional and regional recipes suited to modern tastes', contributed by English men and women between 1399 and 1932, and edited by Florence White ['Mary Evelyn']. First published in May 1932; reissued in 1951. Contents as follows:
- General introduction
- British, Empire, and American weights and measures
- Taking the guesswork out of cooking - oven heats, thermometers, etc.
1. English breakfasts, frying and grilling
2. Home-made bread, huffkins, wiggs, oatcakes, etc.
3. Luncheon, dinner and supper dishes
4. Country and schoolroom teas - cakes, biscuits and buns, jams, confectionery, etc.
5. Some local and national specialities
6. Some simple English dinners for every month in the year
7. Authorities on English food and cookery
- Index - classified
Partly digitised (15 pages incl. front pages, contents & introduction)
Also contains insert (digitised): cutting from The Guardian, Monday 30th September 1957, headed 'Cakes of the Countryside: The truth about singing hinnies?'
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper and board
MeasurementsH: 205 x W: 140 x D: 22 mm (book)
H: 280 x W: 120 mm (insert)
Date Made1951
Period1930s-1950s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesJonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London;
Florence White, 1a Nevern Road, Earl's Court, London SW5
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication Date1932
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_White_(writer):
Florence White (20 June 1863 in Peckham – 12 March 1940 in Fareham, Hampshire) was an English food writer, the daughter of Richard White and Harriet Jane Thirkell. She established the English Folk Cookery Association in 1928 and published books on cookery and other domestic subjects. Her cookery book Good Things in England remains in print.
Subject and Association Keywordscookery, cooking, recipes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2016-65-1
Spine LabelGOOD THINGS in England ~ A BOOK OF REAL ENGLISH COOKERY ~ compiled and edited by FLORENCE WHITE
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved