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ISBN
9780864928818
Book Title
Sir John's Table : the Culinary Life and Times of Canada's First Prime Minister
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Publication Year
2015
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6in
Author
Lindy Mechefske
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, Health & Fitness, Social Science
Topic
Regional & Ethnic / Canadian, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Customs & Traditions, Diet & Nutrition / General
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Number of Pages
232 Pages

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Winner, Taste Canada Gold Medal for Culinary Narrative Commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of Sir John A. Macdonald's birth, Sir John's Table is a refreshing look at Canada's first prime minister. Sir John's Table traverses the colourful life of Macdonald, from his passage as a young Scottish boy in the steerage compartment aboard the Earl of Buckinghamshire to his new home in Kingston, Upper Canada. It traces his boyhood years of stealing fish and scarfing down fairy cakes into his adult life as a lawyer, husband, father, and eventual leader of the newly founded dominion of Canada. It was a journey that began with hardtack and suspicious-looking, watered-down stew amidst appallingly unsanitary conditions and culminated in grand dinners held in Macdonald's honour. In a breezy and engaging style, author Lindy Mechefske traces Macdonald's life through some of the common foods of the day, from mutton, quince, and gooseberries to hare, cow heel, and ox cheek. Along the way, she reveals how to concoct the fried oysters served at the Charlottetown Conference and how a roast duck dinner saved the dominion.

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Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
ISBN-10
0864928815
ISBN-13
9780864928818
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235584984

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sir John's Table : the Culinary Life and Times of Canada's First Prime Minister
Author
Lindy Mechefske
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Regional & Ethnic / Canadian, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Customs & Traditions, Diet & Nutrition / General
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, Health & Fitness, Social Science
Number of Pages
232 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Tx715.6.M383 2015
Reviews
Mechefske's book is an often tongue-in-cheek romp through the life of Sir John A., and the food he consumed, from his voyage, at age five, on an immigrant ship to Canada (mouldy bread and watery horsemeat stew) to fancy state dinners during his long political career (champagne and oysters were essential)., A fresh, fun, and novel approach. Mechefske charts Macdonald's diet from his birth to his death, including typical Scottish gruel, meager rations on his ocean crossing, French Canadian cuisine, alcoholic beverages of all sorts, and diplomatic dinner parties. It's like a roadmap marked with various gastronomic stops., "Mechefske's book is an often tongue-in-cheek romp through the life of Sir John A., and the food he consumed, from his voyage, at age five, on an immigrant ship to Canada (mouldy bread and watery horsemeat stew) to fancy state dinners during his long political career (champagne and oysters were essential)." - National Review, This book is eminently readable - would that all history were written like this! - and interesting, offering both the clearest example of 19th-century Canadian politics and very human insights into a very human architect of our country . . . Mechefske deftly weaves in Macdonald's culinary history, from the simplest of Scottish fare early in Macdonald's life to more exotic and glamorous meals later on., This book is eminently readable -- would that all history were written like this! -- and interesting, offering both the clearest example of 19th-century Canadian politics and very human insights into a very human architect of our country ... Mechefske deftly weaves in Macdonald's culinary history, from the simplest of Scottish fare early in Macdonald's life to more exotic and glamorous meals later on., "This book is eminently readable - would that all history were written like this! - and interesting, offering both the clearest example of 19th-century Canadian politics and very human insights into a very human architect of our country . . . Mechefske deftly weaves in Macdonald's culinary history, from the simplest of Scottish fare early in Macdonald's life to more exotic and glamorous meals later on." - Waterloo Record
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2017-381581
Dewey Decimal
641.50971/09034
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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