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Drinking with Dickens
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1998
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Drinking with Dickens is a light-hearted sketch by Cedric Dickens, the great-grandson of Charles Dickens. There are vivid and memorable drinking scenes in Dickens' books, and Drinking with Dickens abounds in recipes, many based on the drinks of Dickensian England and America: Bishop, Dog's Nose, Hot Bowl Punch, Milk Punch, Mint Julep, Sherry Cobbler, Shrub and Negus, to mention only a few. Unbelievably it seems to be the first book on this vast and important subject, and Cedric has added some recipes and experiences of his own.
The Victorian sources include a penny notebook dated 1859 and kept by "Auntie Georgie," Georgina Hogarth, when she was looking after the younger children of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill. It starts with a recipe for Ginger Beer, a teetotal drink which calls for a quart of brandy!
Then there is the catalogue for the sale of Gads Hill after Charles Dickens died which shows what was in the cellar at that time.
This book transcends the generations. Cedric, with an eye for people and detail, describes a whole series of joyous episodes where drink, wisely taken, has been the catalyst.
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Copyright year
1998
ISBN-Print
978-0-941533-34-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-3269-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
127
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Table of Contents No access
Dedication Page No access
Foreword-"Will you permit me to have the pleasure, sir?" No access
Introduction No access Pages 9 - 14
Setting the Scene No access Pages 15 - 22
Beer No access
Brandy No access
Brandy Based Cordials No access
Cider No access
Geneva No access
Gin No access
Gin Based Cordials No access
Madeira No access
Port No access
Rum No access
Sherry No access
Whiskey No access
Whisky No access
Wine No access
Compound Drinks No access
Some Drinkers in Dickens No access Pages 93 - 108
Hints on Drinking No access Pages 109 - 109
Conclusion No access Pages 110 - 111
Appendix 1 No access Pages 112 - 114
Appendix 2 No access Pages 115 - 116
Notes No access Pages 117 - 122
Index of Recipes No access Pages 123 - 123
Index of Drinks No access Pages 124 - 127
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