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Cake: A Global History

Nicola Humble
4.9/5 (17040 ratings)
Description:Be it a birthday or a weddingOColet them eat cake. Encased in icing, crowned with candles, emblazoned with congratulatory wordsOCocake is the ultimate food of celebration in many cultures around the world. But how did cake come to be the essential food marker of a significant occasion? In "Cake: A Global History," Nicola Humble explores the meanings, legends, rituals, and symbolism attached to cake through the ages.aaaaaaaaaaa Humble describes the many national differences in cake-making techniques, customs, and regional historiesOCofrom the French "goteau Paris-Brest," named for a cycle race and designed to imitate the form of a bicycle wheel, to the American Lady Baltimore cake, likely named for a fictional cake in a 1906 novel by Owen Wister. She also details the role of cake in literature, art, and filmOCoincluding Miss HavishamOCOs imperishable wedding cake in "Great Expectations "and Marcel ProustOCOs madeleine of memoryOCoas well as the art and architecture of cake making itself.Featuring a large selection of mouthwatering images, as well as many examples and recipes for some particularly unusual cakes, "Cake" will provide many sweet reasons for celebration."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cake: A Global History. To get started finding Cake: A Global History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
146
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
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Release
2014
ISBN
1861897308

Cake: A Global History

Nicola Humble
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: Be it a birthday or a weddingOColet them eat cake. Encased in icing, crowned with candles, emblazoned with congratulatory wordsOCocake is the ultimate food of celebration in many cultures around the world. But how did cake come to be the essential food marker of a significant occasion? In "Cake: A Global History," Nicola Humble explores the meanings, legends, rituals, and symbolism attached to cake through the ages.aaaaaaaaaaa Humble describes the many national differences in cake-making techniques, customs, and regional historiesOCofrom the French "goteau Paris-Brest," named for a cycle race and designed to imitate the form of a bicycle wheel, to the American Lady Baltimore cake, likely named for a fictional cake in a 1906 novel by Owen Wister. She also details the role of cake in literature, art, and filmOCoincluding Miss HavishamOCOs imperishable wedding cake in "Great Expectations "and Marcel ProustOCOs madeleine of memoryOCoas well as the art and architecture of cake making itself.Featuring a large selection of mouthwatering images, as well as many examples and recipes for some particularly unusual cakes, "Cake" will provide many sweet reasons for celebration."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cake: A Global History. To get started finding Cake: A Global History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
146
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Not Avail
Release
2014
ISBN
1861897308

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