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Rum
Richard Foss
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Description for Rum
Hardcover. Richard Foss chronicles the evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. Rum: A Global History features recipes for sweet and savoury rum dishes, obscure but delicious rum drinks, and many unusual illustrations of rum memorabilia. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
What did Charles Dickens savour in punch, Thomas Jefferson eat in omelettes, Queen Victoria sip in navy grog, and the Kamehameha Kings of Hawaii drink straight? What helped spark the American Revolution, was used as currency in Australia, was targeted by the Temperance Movement, and is still a sacramental offering among voodoo worshippers? The answer is rum, whose colourful, secret history is described in Rum: A Global History. This book chronicles the evolution of rum, from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. It charts the history of the drink, showing ... Read more
What did Charles Dickens savour in punch, Thomas Jefferson eat in omelettes, Queen Victoria sip in navy grog, and the Kamehameha Kings of Hawaii drink straight? What helped spark the American Revolution, was used as currency in Australia, was targeted by the Temperance Movement, and is still a sacramental offering among voodoo worshippers? The answer is rum, whose colourful, secret history is described in Rum: A Global History. This book chronicles the evolution of rum, from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. It charts the history of the drink, showing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Edible
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861899262
SKU
V9781861899262
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About Richard Foss
Richard Foss is a food historian and journalist. He has written for many publications including Time Out magazine, Easy Reader Newspaper and Los Angeles CityBeat, and has contributed to Food Cultures of the World Encyclopaedia (2011).
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