Synopses & Reviews
Pudding usually brings to mind flavors like chocolate, vanilla, and tapioca, but prepackaged pudding cups donandrsquo;t even scratch the surface of global pudding varietiesandmdash;the term can denote dishes containing candied fruits and nuts or even frugal blends of little more than flour and suet. Pudding: A Global History explains how puddings developed from their early savory, sausage-like mixtures into the sweet and sticky confections we are now familiar with, and he describes how advances in kitchen equipment have changed puddings over time.and#160;Tackling blood, bread, rice, batter, and vegetable puddings, Jeri Quinzio describes the diverse ways cooks around the world make their puddings and how versions from different countries varyandmdash;Englandandrsquo;s rice pudding, for instance, is flavored with vanilla, nutmeg, or cinnamon, whereas in India it is made with nuts or raisins. In addition to investigating the history of puddings on the dining table, Quinzio also looks at the prominent place puddings have had in novels, poems, songs, and cartoons. He shows how authors and artists like Anthony Trollope, Robert Burns, and George Cruikshank have used puddings to illustrate their charactersandrsquo; sorrows, joys, and even political leanings. Bursting with choice morsels about puddings past and present, this is a book for fans of blood pudding and plum pudding alike.
Review
and#160;andldquo;The author has filled her slim volume with entertaining food facts, memoirs and clever illustrations, as well as historical and contemporary recipes.andrdquo;
About the Author
Jeri Quinzio is a freelance writer specializing in food history and the author of Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. A Pudding Chronology
2. Puddings in Black and White
3. Meat Pudding
4. Suet Pudding
5. Christmas Pudding
6. Hasty Pudding
7. Bread Pudding
8. Rice Pudding
9. Batter Pudding
10. Vegetable Pudding
11. The Once and Future Pudding
Recipes
References
Select Bibliography
Websites and Associations
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index