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World Service,01 Jan 1988,29 mins

Cookery books

Meridian

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Over the last 30 years, cookery books have won a place on the literary shelves in their own right. After rationing ended cooking became a hobby as well as a necessity. However cookery books do however, have a history all of their own that pre-dates the war. Presenter: Christopher Cook.

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