Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining Victorian America

Focusing on dining customs in late 19th-century America, this book explores how genteel dining reflected social stability amid significant societal changes. Susan Williams examines the rituals of the expanding middle class, detailing the material culture of Victorian dining, including furniture and utensils. She also analyzes meal structures and the evolving nature of food and drink. Accompanied by rich illustrations and recipes from the era, the work offers an insightful glimpse into Victorian life and its culinary landscape.