Offers 500 recipes and over 150 illustrations of food and cooking techniques. Includes information on freezing and storing, short-cut methods, rectifying cookin

2015 is the year the redoubtable Marguerite Patten celebrates her 100th birthday. In her honor and to mark this memorable occasion Grub Street is reissuing a ne

The cookery queen of England selects her personal favorite recipes. Marguerite Patten is one of Britain’s best known and best loved cookery writers. Here she

A story of teaching cooking in an east London comprehensive in 1970s. A bit like Call the Midwife only 20 years later. Reviews 'An accurate, and sometimes very

Foreword 6; Introduction 7; Important Facts 9; Soups 10; Main Meals 18; Vegetable dishes 38; Puddings 50; Snacks & Supper Dishes 64; Cakes and Baking 76; Preser