Cakes and Ale

"Cakes and Ale: A Dissertation on Banquets, Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and Anecdotes, Mainly Veracious" is a collection of food essays combined with recipes and discussion on meals. An excerpt from this great culinary book : «This is a very serious subject. The first meal of the day has exercised more influence over history than many people may be aware of. It is not easy to preserve an equal mind or keep a stiff upper lip upon an empty stomach..» It was written by Edward Spencer Mott.