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Marguerite Patten (1915–2015)

Autore di Victory Cookbook: Nostalgic Food and Facts from 1940-1954

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Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten CBE, née Brown (November 4, 1915 - June 4, 2015), was an English home economist, food writer and broadcaster. She was awarded an OBE in 1991 for services to the Art of Cookery and a CBE in the Queen's 2010 Birthday Honours. Patten was the author of more than 165 mostra altro cookery books, which sold over 17 million copies worldwide. She died on June 4, 2015, at age 99. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Opere di Marguerite Patten

Spam: The Cookbook (2000) 64 copie
Cookery in Colour (1960) 61 copie
Perfect Cooking (1972) 34 copie
Post-war Kitchen (1998) 30 copie
Step by Step Cookery (1963) 22 copie
1000 Favourite Recipes (1983) 21 copie
The Complete Book of Teas (1989) 18 copie
Cake Icing and Decoration (1967) 17 copie
Classic British Dishes (1994) 17 copie
Cooking in a Hurry (1973) 16 copie
Entertaining Economically (1973) 13 copie
Chocolates and sweets (1986) 12 copie
Soups (1996) 7 copie
Entertaining at Home (1967) 7 copie
All Colour Cookery (1975) 7 copie
The Coronation Cookbook (2002) 6 copie
Slimming Cook Book (1979) 6 copie
Pressure Cookery Book (1977) 6 copie
Learning to Cook (1972) 6 copie
Soups and Savouries (1970) 6 copie
Cooking fo Today (1971) 6 copie
Stek, biff & gryta (1979) 5 copie
Savoury Cooking (1968) 5 copie
GOOD COOKING ON A BUDGET (1972) 5 copie
Cooking to perfection (1991) 5 copie
Multi-mixer Cook Book (1981) 5 copie
Suppers and Buffets (1973) 5 copie
Sweets and Candies (1984) 4 copie
Health Food Cookery (1972) 4 copie
Jubilee Dishes (2002) 4 copie
500 Recipes From Abroad (1963) 4 copie
ABC of Simple Cooking (1965) 4 copie
Junior cook book (1971) 3 copie
What's Cooking? (1992) 3 copie
Second Piccolo Cook Book (1973) 3 copie
Microwave for one (1987) 3 copie
Play and Cook Book (1973) 3 copie
Baking for the Family (1973) 2 copie
Lett og mett (1983) 2 copie
Family favourites (1973) 2 copie
Cooking for Two (1973) 2 copie
Round the world cookery (1964) 2 copie
Family Cooking (1973) 2 copie
Sunday Lunch Cookbook (1983) 2 copie
World Cookery (1972) 2 copie
Care of Fabrics (1971) 2 copie
Dear Diary (1980) 1 copia
5000 Recipe Cookbook (1980) 1 copia
Coginio. 2 (1971) 1 copia
Successful Baking (1984) 1 copia
Casseroles (1973) 1 copia
Eat Well, Stay Well (1989) 1 copia
Meals in a Hurry (1973) 1 copia
Keitetään oikeesti (1973) 1 copia

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Basic Soups by Marguerite Patten in a 2008 Grub Street Cookery publication.

I picked this book up on a whim from the Overdrive library. Although I made soups all year round, I am more apt to be in the mood to cook a big pot of soup during the winter months, so I was hoping for some tips and tricks, and maybe a few recipes that would mix things up a bit.
I got all that and quite a bit more. The author goes into great detail about how to make the broth or soup stock and all the various meat or vegetable bases one could start with and goes on from there -including soups that are creamy or clear, vegetable, fish, meat, poultry- cold soups, and even fruit soups and soups for those who are dieting. Not only are there recipes, but various methods of cooking are explained, which includes microwave cooking and pressure cooking.

I learned a lot from the text portions and did find some interesting recipes. The huge downside of this informative cookbook is that there are no pictures- not one- front or back.

Overall, this book was very helpful for me when it came to making homemade broths and soup bases. The recipes are mostly simple, and the ingredients are not hard to find, in most cases. I appreciated the variations provided and the notes on how to freeze or not. That said, I’m not sure if I will purchase a copy for future reference, but I did keep it in my 'considering List' - just in case.
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gpangel | Nov 4, 2022 |
Savour the tastes of the war years with this nostalgic collection of recipes. Recall how British housewives learned to make do and keep the nation 'fighting fit'. Contains a vast collection of recipes, including Steak and Potato Pie, Stuffed Marrow and Eggless Sponge Pudding.
 
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LibraryPAH | Jun 12, 2019 |
Below is a picture of the best cookbook ever.


I know it looks old. It is. Published in 1968 this is the book my mother learned to cook from. She passed it on to me when I became a teenager and learned to mix and conjure up a meal or two from it myself. More than that actually. It's almost an encyclopaedia of cooking covering starters, mains and desserts as well as in-depth information on different types of vegetables, meats, pasta -and how to cook them, equipment, accompanying wines and so on, as well as walking through the basics and more complicated recipes.

It's expansive containing hundreds of recipes, yet detailed and easy to understand. My failure rate was very, very low unlike some of my attempts at modern recipes. However, it's age does show here and there. I don't see myself handling pig's trotters any time soon but then that kind of thing is quite retro and these things come back into fashion every so often.

And then, sadly, I lost our copy in a house move in 2006. I was devastated. I tried looking for it online but the paper slip cover had gone long ago and although I leafed through it's pages often I had no idea what the title was, just the author. Scouring the net, I ordered a used Patten book I thought could be The One. It wasn't. Then when I saw the description and cover of this, I knew it had to be my Holy Grail. And I was right! I have so many memories of using it from childhood with one of my parents by my side and through school lessons, I'm ecstatic to have found a copy in such great condition. I'll treasure it always.
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Cynical_Ames | Sep 23, 2014 |
This is a great cookbook for the very traditional dishes we all read about in novels. Now I can see what a freshly made Eccles Cake looks like (something I would eat a dozen of). It's all written for the home cook, so nothing that takes too many gadgets, though some ingredients wouldn't be so readily available to the American cook. Am I going to make a Pigeon Pie, Jellied Fish Cream or Jugged Hare? No. But Cheese Pudding and Gingernuts sound awesome.
 
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mstrust | Nov 3, 2013 |

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