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5.0 out of 5 stars A nostalgic treat!, 16 Jul 2008

By	Mildred Mittens (lincs, uk) - See all my reviews

This is a very different book from Jane Brocket's first book, 'The Gentle Art of Domesticity'.

A well researched examination of various different books and stories from childhood with their associated favourite foods and tasty treats. Accompanied by black and white original drawings this 'treasury' has an old fashioned, nostalgic feel to it.

It isn't a 'recipe book' in the usual sense BUT there are many worthwhile recipes for cakes and savouries that really work - it is obvious they have been tried and tested, something that even the 'serious' recipe books seem to forget to do.

I really like this book. It feels like a 'treat' to sit down and enjoy a chapter or two with an afternoon cup of tea - not forgetting a slice of cherry cake of course!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Tastes of childhood , 6 Jan 2009

By	booksetc (London, UK) - See all my reviews

What a charming idea, to recreate treats from the golden era of children's literature. There are lots of favourites here: Milly-Molly-Mandy's baked potatoes, which always made my mum nostalgic for her 1920s childhood; Mr Tumnus's wonderful tea; kaffee und kuchen at the Chalet School; Anne of Green Gables' liniment cake and that wonderful box, full of Debby's jumbles and sugarplums, that reached Katy and Clover just in time to console them for Christmas at school. My only criticism is that Jane Brocket relies a bit too heavily on Enid Blyton's ripping teas, wonderful as they are ... and the book, which gives the impression of being written in rather a hurry, does get rather repetitive. Still, what a jolly wheeze it would be to pull molasses candy or make Swallows and Amazons bunloaf. And taste all those mysterious treats that used to puzzle me when I read these books as a child.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So much more than a cookery book, 14 Jul 2008

By	Lucy Rutnam (UK) - See all my reviews

What a delicious way to share with our children the literary characters we enjoyed when we were their age -- and to discover which ones we missed. This is a thoroughly researched and potently evocative account of the food and the feasters featured in children's classics.

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2.0 out of 5 stars I'm sure Anne never used Metric!
A nice book, hovere the thing that really spoilt it for me was that all the mesaurements were in metric (nothing in imperial at all). Read more

Published 5 months ago by Malvern Rambler

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Star Nostalgia
I absolutely loved this book. It evokes another era and whisks you back to your childhood (if you are my age!). Read more

Published 6 months ago by kittiwake

2.0 out of 5 stars No photos!!!
After buying Janes previuos book and reading her blog I pre ordered this book with excitement. However I was bitterly disappointed when it arrived. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Housewife

5.0 out of 5 stars Will get you reading and eating
I found this book to be absolutely charming. More a book about children's literature than a cookbook it still has some delicious recipes - both the parkin and macaroons are... Read more

Published 9 months ago by J. C. Hiskins

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous.
I adored this book. I was an obsessive reader as a child and always loved the descriptions of food - and even when I get the chance now, I'll reread a childhood classic! Read more

Published 10 months ago by Mrs. J. A. Collins

4.0 out of 5 stars taist of childhood
This is a cookery book with a difference, the recipies work brilliantly and taist fabulous and the discription of the books that the recipies come from take one back to... Read more

Published 10 months ago by milly the milliner

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone for raspberry cordial?
I described this book to my 22 year old daughter, a keen baker and lover of books. Her first question was "Has it got Anne of Green Gables' Raspberry Cordial? Read more

Published 11 months ago by tresco

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book to Keep by you always
I just love this book,I have always been an avid reader and have great nostalgia for the books I read in childhood. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Mrs. R. A. London

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun and the recipes work
Okay, obviously the recipes aren't the point, but they are fun and they do work; my family were delighted to find treats from favourite books and to share the author's thoughts on... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Jane Lumley

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I had hoped...
First of all I should make it clear that I absolutely love Jane Brockett's book "The Gentle Art of Domesticity", it's a book I adore for it's beautiful photos, thoughtful writing... Read more

Published 16 months ago by C. Butler

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