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Lobscouse & Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels
Lobscouse Spotted Dog Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels Author:Anne Chotzinoff Grossman, Lisa Grossman Thomas, Patrick O'Brian Here at last--the cookbook that Patrick O'Brian's fans have been craving. A glass of wine with you! Patrick O'Brian's much-beloved protagonist Jack Aubrey declares, in Post Captain, "How much better a man feels when he is mixed with halibut and leg of mutton and roebuck." So what better way to celebrate the joys of the ... more »acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series than with this long-awaited cookbook, full of the food and drink that so often complement Jack and Stephen's travels? In these pages, you will find authentic early-nineteenth-century recipes for several mouthwatering feasts, such as A Great Raised Veal and Ham Pie, Christmas Pudding, Roast Buffalo, Jam Roly-Poly, Steak and Kidney Pudding, Syllabub, Treacle-Dowdy, Trifle, Marchpane Cakes, Pig's Trotters, and, of course, Spotted Dog. Recipes are accompanied by relevant quotes from the text of the series, as well as extensive historical notes on the origins of the dishes and their names. Also included are instructive sections on the preparing of roasts, puddings, and raised pies. Whether for culinary adventurers, history purists, or readers just wondering what toasted cheese is, Lobscouse and Spotted Dog is a book that every Aubrey/Maturin addict must have.« less