Secret Garden Cookbook, Newly Revised Edition

Experience the magic andenchantment of The Secret Garden whenever you like, right at home in your kitchen.The Secret Garden Cookbook, now newly revised, is the only cookbook that celebrates the delicious and comforting foods that play such an important role in the novel and its world. Frances Hodgson Burnettswonderful tale The Secret Garden celebrates its young heroine, Mary Lennox, as she brings an abandoned garden back to life. It also delights in good food, robust appetites, and the health and strength they can bring. It describes a world where water, light, and loving care bring soil and plants back to lifeand also one in which fresh milk, homemade currant buns, and hearty, simple fare renew and bring pleasure to the novels complex and fascinating characters. Amy Cotler serves up in these pages 50 recipes, all updated for the modern kitchen,that are at once true to Marys world and completely appealingfor todays tastes. You will find a bounty of baked things, including English Crumpets, Cozy Currant Buns, Jam Roly Poly, Dough Cakes with Cinnamon and Sugar, and The Best Sticky Gingerbread Parkin. (A parkin is a cake rich in molasses, honey, and sugar that often is served on Guy Fawkes Day.) There is more-substantial and savory fare for teatime and dinnertime, too, and for breakfast and brunch, along withdrinks and snacks for the daily whirlall guaranteed to keep the magic of this beloved tale alive for years to come.The Secret Garden Cookbookis an essential companionand the pitch-perfect giftfor anyone, young or old, who loves the book.