A Pleasing Sinne Drink and Conviviality in Seventeenth Century England or Exotic Brew

A Pleasing Sinne - Drink and Conviviality in Seventeenth-Century England

Author: Adam Smyth

By discussing diverse social contexts—from the Inns of Court to rural Derbyshire—contributors ask what kinds of etiquettes and rituals governed different drinking communities in the seventeenth century. What was the significance of particular drink for particular social contexts? How exclusive were drinking communities? And what happened when outsiders breached these coteries? The role of gender in drinking and sociability in considered, including the ambiguous figure of the female drinker: was alcohol a source of female empowerment or a mechanism to enforce a patriarchal culture? The influence of particular kinds of drink—claret, port, beer, ale, cider, perry—and particular kinds of drinkers in generating discourses of politics, nationalism, and xenophobia is considered; and the received views of moderation and excess are analysed: while early modern medicinal tracts championed measured drinking of wine and beer as a cure for sickness, drunkenness was consistently and dramatically aligned with physical decay, madness and sedition. The range of texts discussed is broad: popular broadside ballads and husbandry manuals; dramatic works; verse collections; manuscript miscellanies; scientific and medical tracts; and political treaties. Contributors: STELLA ACHILLEOS, KAREN BRITLAND, CEDRIC C. BROWN, TANYA CASSIDY, LOUISE HILL CURTH, ANGELA MCSHANE JONES, MARIKA KEBLUSEK, CHARLES C. LUDINGTON, CHARLOTTE MCBRIDE, MICHELLE O'CALLAGHAN, SUSAN J. OWEN, VITTORIA DI PALMA, ADAM SMYTH.

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Exotic Brew: The Art of Living in the Age of Enlightenment

Author: Piero Camporesi

This is a concise and elegant account of the eating and drinking habits of the upper classes in the eighteenth century.

Table of Contents:

1. The Science of Savoir Vivre. .

2. The Revenge of the Night.

3. Good Cooks and Skilful Hairdressers.

4. The Purged Century.

5. Heavy and Viscous Meats.

6. The Strange New Adoptions of Listless Gluttony.

7. Ephemeral Decor.

8. A Blissful and Drinkable Eternity.

9. The Botany of the Palate.

10. Perfidious Art.

11. Indian Broth.

12. Mad and Startling Names.

13. Quintessences of Juices.

14. The Lavish Table.

Notes.

Index.

William Turner or One Smart Cookie

William Turner: A New Herball, Vol. 2

Author: George T L Chapman

A New Herball, originally published in three parts during the second half of the sixteenth century, was the first English herbal with any pretensions to scientific status. As such, it provided a landmark in the history of botany and herbalism, breaking new ground in its accuracy of observation and its scientific thoroughness. For the first time since its original publication, the entire Herball is now available in a facsimile edition which faithfully reproduces the beautiful sixteenth-century black-letter text and woodcut illustrations. To aid the twentieth-century reader, a modernised transcript, together with keyed-in notes, a glossary of unfamiliar terms and comprehensive indexes have been provided. Biographical information on this influential physician, naturalist and cleric is also included to give an indication of his contribution to sixteenth-century English history.

Table of Contents:

Volume 1: Acknowledgements; Preface; Introductory matter; A New Herball (Part I, 1551); Transcript; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index of Turner's chapter headings; Index of persons; Index of places; Index of Turner's English names; Index of modern English names; Index of scientific names; Index of virtues. Volume 2: Preface; William Turner: an assessment; A New Herball (Part II, 1562); Transcript; Notes to

Part II; A New Herball (Part III, 1568); Transcript; Notes to

Part III; Glossary; List of references; Index of Turner's chapter headings; Index of persons; Index of places; Index of Turner's English names; Index of modern English names; Index of scientific names; Index of virtues.

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One Smart Cookie: All Your Favourite Cookies, Squares, Brownies and Biscotti... with Less Fat

Author: Julie Rosendaal

Rich, chewy, gooey, chocolatey cookies, brownies and squares are not off limits.

The first edition of One Smart Cookie sold over 25,000 copies. Now this winning cookbook, with a new look and new recipes, will continue to satisfy cravings for rich cookies, brownies, squares and biscotti. These recipes have less fat but all the flavor you'd expect from full-fat cookies. Author Julie Van Rosendaal has fine-tuned her already popular recipes and added some new ones, along with updated information on fats, fiber and various ingredients.

One Smart Cookie contains 300 recipes, including such delicious treats as:

• Triple chocolate chunk cookies
• Chocolate, pecan and olive oil wafers
• Multigrain shortbread
• Parisian almond sandwich macaroons
• Rugelach
• Cheesecake brownies
• Pecan pie squares
• Nanaimo bars.

As well, there's advice on how to trim the fat and calories from your own favorite recipes without sacrificing flavor. These treats aren't just healthy alternatives. They're the real thing.

Book of Edible Nuts or Introductory Foods

Book of Edible Nuts

Author: Frederic Rosengarten

This unique book takes a fascinating look at the natural history of nuts — their evolution in the world's food supply, and their botany, ecology, and cultivation. The author discusses almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, coconuts, filberts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, walnuts, and more. 370 photographs and illustrations.

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Introductory Foods

Author: Marion Bennion

At last … a guide and reference book on how to use Adobe^® PhotoShop^® for fashion design!

 

If you want to learn how to use Adobe PhotoShop to develop or advance your fashion drawing skills, communicate your ideas to employers, or simply have fun drawing clothing and textile designs, then you will love this book and its approach to teaching in simple-to-follow steps.

Adobe^® PhotoShop^® for Fashion Design

 
• Provides you with an easy and visual approach to the mechanics of using Adobe Illustrator in a manner that is simple to learn.

 
• Walks you through a tour of PhotoShop’s tools and functions that pertain to fashion design.

 
• Guides you step-by-step through a series of exercises and provides illustrations of works-in-progress as well as finished examples.

 
• Teaches you the basics of creating fashion flats, illustrations, textile designs, and merchandise presentations.

 
• Includes a variety of tips and suggestions for using PhotoShop in fashion design.

 
• Features fashion drawings created by college students at San Diego Mesa College.

The student website includes:
• Files for various design exercises
• Sample images
• Student portfolios of artwork after working with Adobe Illustrator for only one semester.

  

Susan Lazear began her computer fashion design career in the mid-1980s. She is currently a professor of fashion at San Diego Mesa College and also owns Cochenille Design Studio, which specializes in software for thetextile arts. She has developed numerous college level computer fashion courses and traveled extensively throughout the world teaching computer design to many enthusiastic, creative people. Her skill for writing clear, simple instructions is confirmed by her students and her patrons.

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents

 

INTRODUCTION

1.    Food Choices and Sensory Characteristics

2.    Food Economics and Convenience

3.    Food Safety

4.    Food Regulations and Standards

PRINCIPLES OF COOKERY

5.    Back to Basics

6.    Heat Transfer in Cooking

7.    Microwave Cooking

8.    Seasoning, Flavorings, and Food Additives

9.    Food Composition

FATS, FRYING, AND EMULSIONS

10. Fats, Frying, and Emulsions

SWEETNERS, CRYSTALLIZATION, STARCH, AND CEREAL GRAINS

11. Sweeteners and Sugar Cookery

12. Frozen Desserts

13. Starch

14. Pasta and Cereal Grains