TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raedisch,Linda
AU  - Sherratt,Sami
TI  - The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys 
SN  - 9780738772356
AV  - TX739.2.C45 R34 2023
U1  - 641.5/686 23/eng/20230711
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Woodbury, MN
PB  - Llewellyn Publications
KW  - Christmas cooking
KW  - History
KW  - Baking
KW  - Gingerbread
KW  - Cookbooks
KW  - lcgft
N1  - New Book Fall 2023; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Spice up your season by rolling, molding, and kneading your way through the world's oldest and most iconic Christmas recipes. This culinary adventure offers fascinating historical details and uncanny tidbits about sailors, saints, tomb raiders, refugees, and witches. You will discover what the ancient Egyptian version of gingerbread was like, why cookies were once considered pharmaceuticals, and how the background of even the humblest holiday treat is a global story. Through forty recipes adapted for modern bakers, Linda Raedisch shows you how to make Linzer tartlets, Christstollen, almond cookies, and other goodies. She also offers illustrated instructions for dressing up your parcels, tins, and cookie plates with festive crafts. From Ancient Rome and the European Middle Ages to the traditions we recognize today, this book explores the surprising and sometimes dark origins of some of our most beloved holiday bakes"--
ER  -