Project Gutenberg 2023-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 466 Kirwan, A. V. (Andrew Valentine) 1804 1870 Kirwan, Andrew Valentine 07025917 Host and Guest : $b a book about dinners, dinner-giving, wines, and desserts $aUnited Kingdom :$bBell & Daldy, $c1864. MWS, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Host and Guest: A Book About Dinners, Dinner-Giving, Wines, and Desserts" by A. V. Kirwan is a comprehensive guide on culinary practices and social dining experiences written in the mid-19th century. This work emphasizes the art of hosting, offering insights into various aspects of dining, including food preparation, wine selection, and dessert crafting, while reflecting on European customs and culinary history. It aims to cultivate an appreciation for both modern and traditional dining practices, appealing to those interested in enhancing their culinary repertoire and hosting skills. The opening of the book establishes it as not merely a cookery book but as a household guide aimed at improving the overall experience of dining and entertaining. Kirwan discusses the proliferation of cookery books available in many languages but argues that his work fills a unique niche by integrating practical experience with historical anecdotes. He reflects on his own background and experiences gathered from a lifetime of dining and entertaining, suggesting that the advice offered comes from a place of genuine knowledge rather than mere theory. The author previews topics such as the evolution of cookery from ancient times to the present, setting the stage for further exploration of dining customs and practices in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b21527544 20210710035218kirwan 1864 GB Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wine and wine making Dinners and dining TX Text Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... 781246 2025-06-28T04:31:02.108699 text/html 776293 2023-04-02T14:26:23 text/html 2507131 2025-06-28T04:31:13.581700 application/epub+zip 2511936 2025-06-28T04:31:04.165725 application/epub+zip 365649 2025-06-28T04:31:03.136737 application/epub+zip 2713362 2025-06-28T04:31:20.246161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2643041 2025-06-28T04:31:12.380651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679647 2025-06-28T04:31:00.498769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 679441 2023-04-02T14:26:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18109 2025-06-28T04:31:20.407105 application/rdf+xml 21627 2025-06-28T04:31:03.293689 image/jpeg 3199 2025-06-28T04:31:03.215701 image/jpeg 262791 2023-04-02T14:26:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1972910 2023-04-02T14:26:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1972614 2025-06-28T04:31:02.263702 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog