Petits Propos Culinaires 117

$20 · Offered by Kitchen Arts & Letters

"Some of the world’s most adventurous food historians contribute to this thrice-yearly journal of articles and excerpts from works in progress. The emphasis is on plain writing rather than jargon. Among the articles in this issue: Charles Perry's sources 162 recipes from the thirteenth-century Syrian Cookbook, Kitāb al-Wuṣlah ilā l-Ḥabīb Mary-Anne Boermans traces 18th-century London baker Miss Trusler, whose cakes were the rage Andrew Dalby discusses diplomatic dinners in Constantinople in the mid 16th century, drawing on the accounts of a French emissary Phil Iddison expands on an article from PPC99 on the citrus fruits of Myanmar Book reviews are included. Paperback. Black-and-white photographs."

• Binding: Hardcover

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