来自世界最受喜爱的作家查尔斯•狄更斯小说和家中的食谱和菜单。

在《与查尔斯.狄更斯共进晚餐》这本书中，Pen Vogler全面更新了当代维多利亚时期的烹饪书，包括查尔斯•狄更斯妻子凯瑟琳写的那本《晚餐我们应该吃什么》。书中清晰的指导能让你重现牡蛎塞羊肉、Betsey Prig的Twopenny沙拉、狄更斯自己的潘趣酒配方，以及狄更斯家的Twelfth蛋糕。此外，书中还包含狄更斯在国外、采购食物和在外就餐等主题，对持家、娱乐和社会历史的探讨非常精彩。

Dinner with Dickens celebrates the food of Victorian England by recreating dishes the author wrote about with such gusto, and enjoyed in real life. Food in the novels not only creates character and comedy, but is also a means of highlighting social issues. A grand wedding breakfast skewers ostentation in a wealthy household. A bread-and-butter tea conjures honesty and companionship. The gruel given to hungry children exposes a cruel and unjust regime.

The characters who throng Dickens novels are forever offering one another punch or seed biscuits; arranging a nice little supper of pickled salmon, salad and tea; showing concern with a roast fowl; or sisterly love with a painstakingly made beefsteak pudding. And, of course, there is the great feast of Christmas, celebrated in glorious style even by the impoverished Cratchits. At home, Dickens’ wife Catherine helped him entertain, and published (under a pseudonym) her own book, What Shall We Have for Dinner?, with pages of menus or “bills of fare” for different sizes of party and the changing seasons.

In Dinner with Dickens, Pen Vogler has fully updated recipes from contemporary Victorian cookbooks, including Catherine’s own book. Clear instructions enable you to recreate mutton stuffed with oysters, Betsey Prig’s Twopenny Salad, Dickens’ own recipe for punch, and the Dickens family’s Twelfth Cake. In addition there are features on topics such as Dickens Abroad, Shopping for Food, and Eating Out, with fascinating insights into housekeeping, entertaining, and social history.