Pickavance, R: Agnes Ayre\ s Notebook

Pickavance, Roger

ISBN 10: 1775234592 / ISBN 13: 9781775234593

Published by Boulder Publications Ltd, 2018

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KlappentextrnrnIn the early twentieth century, Newfoundland trailblazer Agnes Marion Miller Ayre became an outspoken advocate for allowing women to vote.She was also an avid botanist and an accomplished artist who published a book,Wild Flowers o.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pickavance, R: Agnes Ayre\ s Notebook
• Publisher: Boulder Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1775234592
• ISBN 13: 9781775234593
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the early twentieth century, Newfoundland trailblazer Agnes Marion Miller Ayre became an outspoken advocate for allowing women to vote. She was also an avid botanist and an accomplished artist who published a book, Wild Flowers of Newfoundland. One overlooked aspect of Ayre's remarkable life was a recipe collection she wrote in a small notebook, starting in 1917. She didn't bother with traditional recipes not a boiled dinner or pan-fried cod to be found but collected out-of-the-ordinary dishes for the time, along with ingenious ways of being frugal with leftovers. Intrigued by this historical document and curious about what exactly the lady of a middle-class household in World War I St. John's would feed her family, Roger Pickavance and Agnes Marion Murphy (Ayre's granddaughter) set about cooking all 140 recipes in the century-old notebook. Most worked well, some did not, and many would make a welcome addition to a modern cook s repertoire. Pickavance and Murphy have reworked some recipes, filling in the blanks, simplifying steps, and offering ingredient substitutions where required. The result is a glimpse into the personal life of Agnes Ayre and a cookbook full of delicious surprises.

About the Author

This is the second cookbook authored by Roger Pickavance, the first being his acclaimed 2017 book, The Traditional Newfoundland Kitchen. He is a retired professor at Memorial University who has devoted his life to the study of Newfoundland cuisine. Agnes Marion Murphy is Agnes Ayre's granddaughter. She is a research scientist, specializing in potatoes.