Agriculture

Cooking

Pantropheon

by Alexis SOYER (1810 - 1858)

Soyer was a 'celebrity chef', devising innovations such as water-cooled refrigerators and adjustable temperature ovens. He developed many popular recipes and catered for 2000 guests at Queen Victoria's coronation celebration. He had a social conscience and donated a penny for every mean sold, to help alleviate the Irish famine. During the Crimean War, he laid the foundations for the future British Army Catering Corps. He is credited with writing several books, including 'The Shilling Cookery Book for the People' and 'The Poor Man's Regenerator'. In this volume, he traces the history of food, food production, preparation and dining experiences. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Listen next episodes of Pantropheon:
Animal Food , Animals , Beverages , Cereals , Dried Vegetables , Drinking Cups , Feathered Game , Fish part 1 , Fish part 2 , Fruits , Frumenta , Grains : Seeds , Grinding of Corn , Hunting , Kitchen Garden Part 1 , Kitchen Garden Part 2 , Manipulation of Flour , Milk, Butter, Cheese and Eggs , Modern Banquets , Pastry , Pip Fruit , Plants Used in Seasoning , Poultry , Repasts , Seasonings , Shell Fruit , Stone Fruit , The Cook; The Kitchen , The Dining Room , The Guests , The Roman Banquet , The Servants , The Table; The Table Seats , Variety of Repasts , Vegetables , Water , Wine; Liqueur Wine