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A Fine Dessert
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat | Emily Jenkins
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Depicts families, from England to California and from 1710 to 2010, preparing and enjoying the dessert called blackberry fool. Includes a recipe and historical notes.
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IndoorDame
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My library hold of this came in last night. 4 families over 4 centuries make blackberry fool. The composition of the families and the cooking technology both change over time. I‘ve never had fruit fool but now I totally want to try it!

julieclair This sounds like a book I would adore! Added to my stack. 🙂 1y
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IndoorDame
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Currently on hold at the library, this book tells the story of 4 families separated by centuries who all make the same #Treat. I‘ve never had blackberry fool but it sounds delicious! #OminousOctober #Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs @StayCurious

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💛 1y
Eggs Brilliantly chosen🫐🥧🥮 1y
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cwarnier
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#bbrc #litsyatoz #f
My f picture book finally came in to the library.
This was a great book in it shows some thing may change form or how we do it, but the end product is the same. And it makes me want to try this recepie.

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megnews
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Being a history buff, this was a very interesting illustration of the evolution of cooking “technology” over the course of 300 years and a sweet story of the unchanging joy of parent & child cooking together and the passing on of the tradition of licking the spoon. Recommend.

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#BBRC #A2Z

LibrarianRyan 😁👍🏻❤️ 5y
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EvieBee
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This was a wonderful story about the making of blackberry fool through four hundred years! The implements changed, as did women‘s roles in the kitchen and even slavery. What‘s funny is after reading MISS MAPP, there‘s a whole section on her famous fool, a recipe which Elizabeth refuses to divulge. Had no idea what “fool” was, so it was lovely to learn about its origins here. 🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣

#kidlit #picturebook

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Gingerstory
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This is such a fun book! We keep meaning to make Blackberry fool all the ways through history but gathering and cleaning a bundle of sticks and whipping cream for 15 minutes is...well let's just say even thinking about it makes me appreciate my kitchen aid even more. 😁

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DarcysMom
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The kiddo masterminded a fine dessert. She did everything except melt the chocolate.

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BookBabe
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Dessert! Cheesecake and a snifter of blackberry brandy for me, chocolate dipped strawberries on the house for us to share, and tartufo for @MrBook . Yummy! 😋 Love the heart-shaped raspberry drizzle decorations. It's all in the details! ❤

Bookzombie I had to look up tartufo 🙂 It looks and sounds yummy. 7y
Captivatedbybooks Whatever tartufo is looks good!!!! 7y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders Oh! Tartufo! Glad you get that there - fabulous! 7y
CouronneDhiver Wowee! Quite a celebration 🎉 7y
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