The Secret History of Christmas Baking - Linda Raedisch

The Secret History of Christmas Baking

Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys

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Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2023
Llewellyn Publications,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7387-7235-6 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Explore the Surprising and Sometimes Dark Origins of Beloved Holiday Bakes

Spice up your season by rolling, molding, and kneading your way through some of the world's most iconic Christmas recipes. Interspersed with tales of sailors, saints, tomb raiders, and artisans, The Secret History of Christmas Baking proves that even the humblest holiday treat has a global backstory.

Did you know that the ancient Egyptians had their own version of gingerbread or that marzipan was once considered a pharmaceutical? Linda Raedisch dispels some long-standing culinary myths and delves into the darker chapters of the West's centuries-long romance with sugar and spices. In addition to more than forty recipes for modern bakers, you'll find illustrated instructions for dressing up your cakes and cookie plates with paper stars, angels, and witches. From Linzer tartlets to Christstollen, you can turn your kitchen into an Old World Christmas market stall.

Linda Raedisch has been contributing crafts, recipes, and ethnobotanical lore to Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac since 2012. She is the author of The Old Magic of Christmas and The Lore of Old Elfland. Outside the kitchen, she has special interests in papercrafts, minority languages, and exploring the suburban jungle. You can follow her culinary, crafting, and linguistic adventures on Instagram @lindaraedisch.

Contents

Introduction . . . 1 Getting Ready 12

Chapter One: The Black Land . . . 19

Chapter Two: The Cake of Life . . . 29

Chapter Three: Pepper Cake (Hold the Pepper) . . . 53

Chapter Five: St. Nicholas's Shadow . . . 79

Chapter Six: The Bitter and the Sweet . . . 93

Chapter Seven: All Wrapped Up . . . 123

Chapter Eight: The Sunny Side of the Alps . . . 141

Chapter Nine: Run, Run, as Fast as You Can . . . 167

Chapter Ten: Stirring Things Up . . . 195

Chapter Eleven: A Christmas Kitchen Herbal . . . 211

Conclusion: Back to the Black Land . . . 255

Appendix . . . 257

Bibliography . . . 265

Index . . . 287

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Minnesota
Sprache englisch
Maße 133 x 203 mm
Gewicht 318 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Religion / Theologie Christentum Liturgik / Homiletik
ISBN-10 0-7387-7235-6 / 0738772356
ISBN-13 978-0-7387-7235-6 / 9780738772356
Zustand Neuware
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