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A review by mitchk
At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages by Annie Gray
emotional
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
This was really enjoyable - full of little facts, micro histories and the tracing backwards of traditions my family have held for so long! We always think we're the first - but free range Turkeys emerged in 1751 and the Terry's Chocolate Orange has been tapped and unwrapped since 1936! It felt a bit rushed in places - I almost wanted a whole book on each chapter. 400 years of history in a few paragraphs wasn't very satisfying at times. But as an overview it was fab - and has given me lots to share in dinner conversation on the 25th!