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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Two Anglo-Indian Cookery Books by Henrietta A. Hervey , Sandford Arnot
A product of Britains long political and commercial involvement in India AngloIndian cuisine has since become firmly embedded in British culinary life: curries kedgeree and chutneys have taken their place on the nations tables. These two fascinating texts on AngloIndian cookery were written for the instruction of the wives of returning expatriates. Sandford Arnots collection of recipes which he translated from Persian and Hindustani was first published in 1831. Arnot (fl.1840) was at the time working at the London Oriental Institution a college established in 1805 to teach Indian languages to civil servants. Henrietta Hervey (18501932) first published AngloIndian Cookery at Home in 1895 which distils her knowledge of the subject gained through twentythree years spent living in India as the wife of a colonial officer. It is full of practical advice from methods of preparation to the utensils required as well as an array of colourful recipes.