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Dinner at Buckingham Palace is a unique collection of authentic recipes from the royal households, based on the diaries and personal recollections of royal servant Charles Oliver. It became a hobby of his to collect royal menus and recipes until he amassed a considerable collection. He also lovingly and respectfully hoarded a treasure of anecdotes, souvenirs and information on royal tastes and entertaining, to make his own unique and individual commentary, as well as a store of never-before-published private photographs. So, from Queen Victoria's habit of eating breakfast to the sound of bagpipes, to Prince Philip's favourite recipe for scrambled eggs, this book provides a delightful memoir of the tastes and traditions of the royal household over several generations.
| Introduction | ix | |
| A Brief History of Royal Cooking | xv | |
| Eggs | 1 | |
| Tea | 19 | |
| Soup | 37 | |
| Savouries | 61 | |
| Fish | 77 | |
| Meat | 105 | |
| Poultry and Game | 133 | |
| Vegetables | 157 | |
| Desserts and Cheese | 167 | |
| Wines | 191 | |
| Those Were the Days... | 197 | |
| Menus for Every Month of the year | 245 | |
| Glossary of British Culinary Terms | 264 | |
| Recipe Index | 265 |
Overview
Dinner at Buckingham Palace is a unique collection of authentic recipes from the royal households, based on the diaries and personal recollections of royal servant Charles Oliver. It became a hobby of his to collect royal menus and recipes until he amassed a considerable collection. He also lovingly and respectfully hoarded a treasure of anecdotes, souvenirs and information on royal tastes and entertaining, to make his own unique and individual commentary, as well as a store of never-before-published private ...