"From the mind that brought you Schott's Original Miscellany comes a collection of vital irrelevance and uncommon knowledge surrounding the worlds of food and drink. Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany is a snapper up of unconsidered trifles (in both senses of the word) - from food history to cooking terms; cocktail recipes to dining etiquette; grace before meals to after-dinner toasts. What other book can tell you the accepted procedure when drinking from a Loving Cup; which potatoes are best for mashing; how to fold your napkins into a variety of pleasing shapes; the correct technique for lighting a cigar, or a Christmas pudding; or how to make the legendary 'Monster Egg'? Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany offers all this - and more. It will inform you of the King who served foie gras to his dog; the feast where guests ate in fear of their lives; the socialite who spiked his punch with benzedrine; and the dining club whose members ate their meals in reverse. An 'olla podrida' of all that is pertinent to wining, dining and socialising, Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany offers everything for the food-lover, wine-drinker, gastronome and glutton." amazon.de

Huch, da sind ja ernsthafte Informationen drin!

Nachtrag 09/2012: Ein ganz nettes Sammelsurium an Informationen, man liest mal ein paar Seiten und legt es dann wieder hin.

Jaa, der Titel sagt eigentlich schon alles.

picked up at Meenzup

Caught at the meetup in Mainz yesterday.

For the book buffet at the Convention. Enjoy reading!

Got it from the book buffet at the Oslo BC Convention. I wanted for some time now to read it but the Greek edition was so expensive... It was a nice surprise to find it. Thanks so much!

Releasing it amongst bookworms!