Linda Raedisch
Autore di The Old Magic of Christmas: Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year
Opere di Linda Raedisch
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- 245
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- #92,910
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 11
- Lingue
- 1
The Secret History of Christmas Baking is a fun, breezy overview of Christmas treats that doesn't ignore dark aspects of the past, either. Really, this is an ideal book for people like me to geek out over food history.
Raedisch references her own German-American background often, but her exploration is by no means confined to Germany. The history of Christmas baking means the entire world is involved, as many "holiday spices" come from tropical places. The tale of how those ingredients traversed the world--and then later became attached to Christmas--is a convoluted one. Sometimes Raedisch proposes theories, but they don't seem far-fetched. She acknowledges the role of slavery in things like the sugar trade and the develop of vanilla harvesting. The balance of grim reality and levity feels right. There are some wild historical tangents (witches are a regular theme) but they are all pretty fun and do carry some connection to Christmas baking.
There are recipes throughout, too, mostly from Europe. In addition, there are projects and even schematics for doing some papercrafts to accompany a Christmas meal.… (altro)