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Sweet Times
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781918077469
Publisher: UK Book Publishing
Published: Feb 12 2026
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
STEP BACK IN TIME to post-war in Britain. Rationing has ended. There has been a dramatic rise in the standard of living. Desserts - once the preserve of the rich - trickle down to the country. This story begins in the Fifties and ends at Brexit in the Tens.
Witness the emergence of TV chefs and sweet custard - Cradock, Harben and Patten in the 50s.
Behold blancmanges, jellies and trifles - Child, David, Carrier and Kerr in the 60s.
Behind every perfect cake is a perfect kitchen - Berry, Grigson, Leith and Smith in the 70s.
America and Australia give us ice cream, semifreddo, sorbets - Doyle, Hopkinson, Slater, Stewart and Stein in the 80s.
Feast your eyes on smoothy desserts - Atchaz, Garten, Lawson, Kerridge, Oliver and Ramsey in the 90s.
A posse of chefs give us foams and gels - Blumenthal, Hartnett, Hay, Kochhar, Roden and Ottolenghi in the 00s.
Heady days and scenty desserts rule - Briscione, Ghayour, Lebovitz, Hahnemann, Hermes, Nosrat and Segnit in the 10s.
With each decade, our homemakers are always looking for the next big thing. Taste and eating habits change. By the Tens, yuzu juice is a basic staple in our cupboards. If you have wondered why Jelly was popular in the Sixties, Panna Cotta turned up in the Nineties and Macarons took off in the Noughties; if you like culture, economics, politics and social history along with the stories behind the chefs, food writers and home cooks - this is for you.
Fascinating and mouth-watering. If you love cake, custard and cultural history then you'll love this book. I couldn't put it down until I got so hungry I had to stop reading and turn the oven on.
Ed Balls
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