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Originally published in 1971,
is “a magnificent book” that was ahead of its time in celebrating recipes built around British locally-sourced food, all presented in Grigson’s inimitably witty and stylish food writing (
). Divided into sections that cover Fish〞kippers, lobster, mussels and scallops, trout; Meat and Game〞meat pies, salted meat, snails, sweetbreads, rabbit and hare, pigeon, venison; Vegetables〞asparagus, carrots, celery, chicory, haricot beans, leeks, mushrooms, parsley, parsnips, peas, spinach, tomatoes; and Fruit〞apple and quince, gooseberries, lemons, prunes, strawberries, walnuts. Most importantly,
includes the recipe for Grigson’s famous curried parsnip soup.






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