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Sweets: A History of Temptation

by tim-richardson
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Sweets: A History of Temptation
Sweets: A History of Temptation

Exploring confections' past, impact, and cultural resonance.

If your love of sweets goes beyond mere taste to an interest in how certain treats have wound their way through history and culture, "Sweets: A History of Temptation" could be a delightful journey for you. Tim Richardson doesn't just offer facts; he unwraps the fascinating evolution of sweets and their societal importance, which might just enrich every bite you take thereafter.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Sweets: A History of Temptation

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ISBN: 9780553814460
Authors: tim-richardson
Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Food & Drink
Related Topics: Historical, Culinary, Food and Drink, Food
Goodreads rating: 3.38
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Description

It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone loves sweets. However keen we might be on fine cheese, vintage wine or acorn-fed Iberian ham, much of the time we'd be happier with a Curly-Wurly. But why do we like sweets so much? Why is there such an enormous variety of types, a whole uncharted gastronomy in itself? And where do they all come from? Many of the sweets we recognize today have a lineage going back hundreds of years. Sugar was first transported around the world with the exotic herbs and spices used by medieval apothecaries. By association, the confectioner's art was at first medical in nature and many sweets (such as aniseed balls, which were a medieval cure for indigestion) were originally consumed for reasons of health. Other sweets came into being in the worlds of ritual and magic. Chocolate, for example, was mixed with chili and used as a libation by the Aztecs. It subsequently appeared in other rather more palatable drinks around the world, but not in the solid form we now recognize until about 150 years ago. But the special significance of a gift of chocolate remains. Whatever their manifold origins, sweets are still a feature of every human society around the world. Tim Richardson's book tells the extraordinary story of comfits and drages, lozenges and pastilles, sherbets and subtleties. Like a box of chocolates
 

Exploring confections' past, impact, and cultural resonance.

If your love of sweets goes beyond mere taste to an interest in how certain treats have wound their way through history and culture, "Sweets: A History of Temptation" could be a delightful journey for you. Tim Richardson doesn't just offer facts; he unwraps the fascinating evolution of sweets and their societal importance, which might just enrich every bite you take thereafter.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.