I think the other reviewer missed the point of this book,and the others in the series, which is to celebrate the history of traditional foods from all corners of Britain-and in this, the authors have succeeded magnificently. They are not recipe books but a comprehensive and very interesting celebration of culinary traditions. I have no doubt that recipes for many of these wonderful foods can be found online or in "proper" recipe books if you want to try some of them out. This book is a compendium of unique specialities that have have stood the test of time.