A Book of Scents & Dishes — Vintage Cookery Classic

By Dorothy Allhusen | Hardcover

A fascinating glimpse into the kitchens, dining rooms, and domestic traditions of another era, A Book of Scents & Dishes brings together recipes originally contributed by members of British aristocratic families for a charitable cookbook published in the 1920s.

More than a traditional recipe collection, the book captures the rhythms of country-house life through an eclectic assortment of dishes, drinks, household preparations, and menus. Its pages range from soups, sauces, fish, meat, poultry, and game to puddings, preserves, cakes, breads, wines, teas, and confectionery. Unexpected chapters devoted to potpourri, soaps, children’s food, and bills of fare make it an especially charming historical reference.

Originally published during an era when handwritten recipes, inherited household knowledge, and gracious entertaining were closely intertwined, this modern hardcover edition preserves the original text and artwork while making the increasingly scarce vintage work accessible to a new generation.

A natural addition to a collected kitchen, library, or cookbook shelf, it is as appealing for its historical character as it is for its recipes—particularly for readers drawn to English country houses, traditional entertaining, culinary history, and the art of the well-kept home.

Inside the Book

Includes chapters on soups, sauces, fish, meat, poultry & game, vegetables, savouries, eggs & cream, puddings, wines, beverages, tea, breads & scones, cakes, jams & preserves, confectionery, children’s food, potpourri, soaps, bills of fare, and more.

Author: Dorothy Allhusen
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 5.5" W × 8.5" H × 0.75" D
Publication Date: November 4, 2008

This edition is part of the Vintage Cookery Books series, which republishes historic culinary works using their original text and artwork.