One of Jason Jones' colleagues has been confronted with the notorious shallot, prompting Jason to offer other encounters between Victorian literature and food. Some more suggestions:
- Henry James, The Churn of the Stew
- Charles Dickens, Steak House, A Taste of Two Cities, Martin Guzzlewit
- George Eliot, Middleparch, Silas Marinade
- W. M. Thackeray, Vanity Eclair
- John Ruskin, The Scones of Venice
Thomas Hardy, DESPERATE RECIPES
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET SAUCE
Posted by: Richard | April 27, 2005 at 03:37 PM
Christina Rossetti's poem "Gobblin' Market," tee hee.
Posted by: elisabeth | April 27, 2005 at 03:42 PM
Considering it's been spelled that way in ELH at least twice, I think we ought to be a bit more forgiving of this one.
Posted by: Jonathan | April 27, 2005 at 03:45 PM
Wilkie Collins, THE WOMAN IN WHEAT, SHWARMADALE
Emile Zola, GERMINATE
George Eliot, SCENES OF HARICOT LIFE
Posted by: Richard | April 27, 2005 at 04:10 PM
Can we take it back into the 18th century? Starting with, surely:
Tomato Jones
Les Legumes Dangereuses
Posted by: sharon | April 27, 2005 at 04:27 PM
17th Century?
Samuel Richardson, POMMELA
Marquis de Sade, AU JUSTINE
Daniel Defoe, ROBINSON CROISSANT
Posted by: Richard | April 27, 2005 at 04:50 PM
Eliot, The Meal on the Floss
James, "The Feast in the Jungle"!
Posted by: AA | April 27, 2005 at 06:13 PM
I woke up in the middle of the night, suddenly thought of one more, and then promptly fell back asleep! It was very strange.
Dickens, Chard Times
Posted by: AA | April 28, 2005 at 09:59 AM
A Dickens' Feast:
Barnaby Fudge
Olive Twist
Our Mutual Fries
Leek House
Marchpane Chuzzlewit
Breadwin Drood
Dumpling & Son
Little Donut
Pickwick Peppers
(K)nickerbocker Nickleby
After which:
Great Expurgations
Posted by: Jane | April 28, 2005 at 12:57 PM
Oh, and A Tamale of Two Cities to finish.
Posted by: Jane | April 28, 2005 at 03:33 PM
What about American authors?
The Scarlet Pepper
Huckleberry Flan
Uncle Tom's Cabbage
The Legend of Sweet Pea Hollow
The Leaves of Foie Grois
The Last of the MO Pecans
And, for Elisabeth, The Bell Pepper Jar
Posted by: Graham Lester | April 28, 2005 at 11:14 PM
And Russian authors?
War and Peas
Posted by: Caroline | March 17, 2006 at 05:11 AM