FIFTY BREAKFASTS
London: Edward Arnold, c. 1894. Second Edition. Hardcover. 156 pages. 18.5 x 12 cm. British breakfast menus designed for a family or party of six; each containing a dish of fish, a meat dish and a dish of eggs, any two of which can be selected if three is considered to be too many. Seven menus are composed for days of abstinence. The author was a British soldier in the British Indian Army, serving in Madras and writing regular articles about cookery for The Madras Main and the Daily News, using the assumed name - Wyvern. Kenney's time in India influenced his cooking style and helped introduce interesting culinary variety to his ex-pat readers. Four pages of London business advertisements. Interior crisp and clean, hinges cracked but holding. Bookplate states: This book is a gift from THE SONTHEIMER FOUNDATION Greenwich, Connecticut. Maroon embossed cloth covered boards. Very good. Item #3849
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