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In the 1970s, renowned chef Louis Szathmary purchased a notebook written in German & dated 1905, containing more than 200 recipes for soups, appetizers, main dishes, & a wealth of desserts, ices, & punches. This kitchen notebook, from the world of turn-of-the-century Vienna, belonged to a woman who played an extraordinary role in her society: actress Katharina Schratt, lavishly admired by Franz Joseph I, emperor of Austria & King of Hungary. Schratt was his companion for 32 years, & these are the foods she served in her home. This vol. includes: a bio. of Schratt & her glittering world; the translated recipes themselves; & 100 updated Austro-Hungarian recipes that will bring the world of this European metropolis to the tables of today's cooks.Champe, Gertrud Graubart is the author of 'To Set Before the King: Katharina Schratts Festive Recipes', published 1996 under ISBN 9781422350416 and ISBN 142235041X.
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