{"product_id":"climate-change-cookery","title":"Climate Change Cookery","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary concerns about climate change often overlook past periods of upheaval despite the insights they can provide. In \u003cem\u003eClimate Change Cookery\u003c\/em\u003e Madeline Bassnett turns back to the Little Ice Age, a period of global cooling that peaked in severity from around 1550 to 1700. Studying sixteenth- and seventeenth-century recipe collections, almanacs, diaries, manuscripts, and weather pamphlets, she details the close-knit relationship between weather, food scarcity, and famine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an examination of references to the weather as a key element or influence on food practices, Bassnett shows how early modern households understood seasonal food cycles and developed systems to become more resilient during an unpredictable period. Identifying and discussing practices involving \"weathering,\" \"seasoning,\" and \"preserving,\" this book investigates how perceptions of food insecurity, alongside strategies for resilience, were shared among networks of readers. Authors and works of particular focus include Hugh Plat's \u003cem\u003eSundrie Newe and Artificiall Remedies Against Famine\u003c\/em\u003e (1596) and \u003cem\u003eDelightes for Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e (1600), the seventeenth-century manuscript recipe books of Ann Fanshawe and Mary Evelyn, and Hannah Woolley's \u003cem\u003eThe Queen-Like Closet\u003c\/em\u003e (1670).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnecting the historical record with modern concerns about disruptions to food production and distribution, \u003cem\u003eClimate Change Cookery\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how people previously increased their ecological and local awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510247006581,"sku":"9781988111681","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/climate-change-cookery","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}