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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""Cakes And Ale"" is a book written by Edward Spencer in 1913 that explores the topic of banquets. The book is structured as a dissertation, with various chapters discussing different aspects of banquets, such as their history, etiquette, and cultural significance. Throughout... Read Full Overview

Edward Spencer's 1913 Cakes and Ale is a collection of food essays interpersed with recipes and recollections of meals.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

A glorious banquet of ideas and appetites, Cakes & Ale invites you to dine with a late-Victorian sensibility that is at once exacting and warmly human. This is a gastronomic essay collection that pairs recipes and anecdotes with a historian's eye, turning banquet culture into... Read Full Overview