Beef Tea, Wine Whey or Calf’s Foot Jelly? Invalid and Convalescent Cookery in Twentieth-Century Ireland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21187201
AutoresMarzena Keating (0000-0002-9125-8562, Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Número18
Páginas103-117
Fecha de publicación2023-03-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEstudios Irlandeses (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1699-311X • E-ISSN: 1699-311X
EditorialEstudios Irlandeses (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24162/ei2023-11401
OpenAlexW4327571922
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas16

Especially prior to the twentieth century, invalid and convalescent cookery constituted an integral part of health care provided at home, as in many cases recovery of health was to be achieved by consuming appropriate food rather than through an application of medicine. Interestingly, in Irish culinary discourse convalescent cookery was still commonplace until the 1970s. This research, based on a qualitative content analysis of selected Irish culinary texts published from 1910 to 1970, aims to provide an overview of invalid and convalescent cookery in Ireland in the twentieth century. Exploring the prevalence of recipes and tips for home treatment of invalids in twentieth-century Ireland, this article attempts not only to add to the growing body of scholarship centred on feeding the sick at home but also in a broader context to contribute to the work on Irish culinary history and Irish women’s history

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