The Jane Austen Cookbook Paperback – May 10, 2002

If you call yourself a Janeite then you must have this book! It is a great recipe book from the period with many that can be easily reproduced in your own kitchen. (How better to experience the times than to try to recreate a touch of it?) The commentary is interesting and useful and each author, I find, sheds some light on the life and times of Jane in a way that no one else has quite managed, and Ms. Black is no exception. I am just beginning my culinary jaunts using recipes from this book, and I have already highlighted a great deal of "Must tries". If you like cooking, experimenting in your kitchen, vintage recipes, or JA herself, you will appreciate this book.Linore Rose BurkardAuthor, Before the Season Ends(A Regency Romance)

This cookbook is charming. It has useful recipes in it, along with modern-day interpretations of the recipes, and interesting stories about food. It even explains how people preserved and bought food in Jane Austen's day. That is quite interesting, I love to learn more about lifestyles in different historical eras. It's not only a cookbook, it's a history book. It's worth it, you won't be disappointed!

WOW. This cookbook is so much more than a cutsie tribute to Austen and her works. The author, a culinary historian, thoroughly outlines the eating habits and customs of the day and provides recipes in the language of the era. So if you're looking for something both academic and entertaining, this is the perfect book. It's NOT just a quickly produced theme-based cookbook; it's the real deal!

Love this book! I was given a copy as a gift, and just knew that a friend of mine would love it too! (Given as a shower gift along with a set of mixing bowls, etc.)As far as a Cookbook, it is not just a book of recipes, I found myself really learning a great deal- both procedural and anecdotally. Highly recommend for Janeites, Regency enthusiasts, or anyone who enjoys a unique addition to their library!Also-I did a bit of shopping around for this book. Amazon had BY FAR the lowest price. Just so you know!

Very well written. It gives a good overview of the culture in which Jane Austen lived. How food was many times the defining mark of your status in the British aristocracy. Given the fact of little refrigeration in this era of time it is a miracle that more folks did not die of food poisoning! These folks enjoyed many different varieties of fruits and vegetables as well as meats. Very nostalgic.

The Jane Austen Cookbook offers some interesting preliminary pages with descriptions of meals, menus and manners of the era. After that it does an adequate job of giving the recipes for specific dishes along with the modern eqivalents for anyone who might want to tackle a late 18th or early 19th century recipe. It should be of interest to collectors of old cook books or fans of Jane Austen or the Regency period. In my opinion it is a bit short on information for the price; however I am glad I bought it.

This has been a hoot to experiment with. One of my current favorite recipes is a pudding made with wine as a good part of the liquid. Period accurate and quite an alcoholic kick!

This book is great! I used it for a Jane Austen party and everyone loved the recipes I used.

So neat - it was a gift and they loved it. Really interesting - full of neat recipes and history. Lovely little recipe book.

Ce livre est vraiment passionnant pour les anglophones amoureux de Jane Austen. De plus la livraison était rapide et article en parfait état.

Ein tolles Kochbuch, mit vielen leckeren Rezepten, toller Ideen. Für einen Jane Austen Fan wie ich es bin ein Haben-Muss

Mi è piaciuto molto; io amo questo periodo storico e mi piace leggere della vita quotidiana dell'epoca. Un libro di cucina non l'avevo ancora letto e sono soddisfatta.

Good read and recipes are very feasible.