Gray, Annie: The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook

The official cookbook based on the hit series, discover mouthwatering recipes that will transport you into the genteel world of  Downton Abbey. The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook   presents over 100 recipes that showcase the cookery of the Crawley household – from upstairs dinner party centrepieces to downstairs puddings and pies –  and bring an authentic slice of Downton Abbey to modern kitchens and  Downton  fans.    Whether adapted from original recipes of the period, replicated as seen or alluded to on screen, or typical of the time, all the recipes reflect the influences found on the  Downton Abbey  tables. Food historian Annie Gray gives a warm and fascinating insight into the background of the  dishes that were popular between 1912 and 1926, when  Downton Abbey  is set  – a period of tremendous change and conflict, as well as culinary development. The recipes are  grouped by occasion , which include breakfast ; luncheons and suppers ; afternoon tea and garden parties ; picnics , shoots and racemeets; festivities; upstairs dinner; desserts and canapés; downstairs dinner; downstairs supper and tea; and the still room.    From the upstairs dinner menu: Caviar Croutes Chicken Vol-au-Vents Cucumber Soup Trout in Port-Wine Sauce Quail and Watercress  Champagne Jelly   From the downstairs dinner menu: Toad-in-the-Hole  Beef Stew with Dumplings Steamed Treacle Pudding Jam and Custard Tarts Gingerbread Cake With a foreword by Gareth Neame, executive producer and co-creator of  Downton Abbey , and featuring  over 100 stunning colour photographs , many taken on the set of  Downton Abbey  and using the original glassware and china,  The Downton Abbey Cookbook  also includes a special section on hosting  Downton -themed dinner parties , and includes stills from across the TV series as well as the latest film. Notes on the  etiquette and customs  of the times,  quotes from the characters  and descriptions of the scenes in which the foods appear provide rich context for the dishes. With these and more historic recipes, savour the rich traditions and flavours of  Downton Abbey  without end.