Consuming Passions vs Summer Cooking (Cookery Library): Which Should You Read?
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Consuming Passions
What is happening in this age of the broiler house, the factory-frozen, the tinned and the prepacked, to the fine tradition of English food. But then what is the fine tradition of English food? It is fashionable to look…
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Summer Cooking (Cookery Library)
Summer Cooking - first published in 1955 - is Elizabeth David's wonderful selection of dishes, for table, buffet and picnic, that are light, easy to prepare and based on seasonal ingredients. Elizabeth David shows how…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Consuming Passions has the widest readership — 12 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Consuming Passions | Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (12) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Consuming Passions | Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12 | 1 |
| Editions | 9 | 27 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 517 | — |
| Pages | 278 | 252 |