Ruth Pinch’s Pudding

Authors

  • Bridget Henisch Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27890

Keywords:

19th-century, United Kingdom, Eliza Acton, Dickens, suet pudding, food and literature

Abstract

Ruth Pinch is the heroine of Dicken's novel Martin Chuzzlewit, a heroine whose every feature seems designed to please the reader of her time. This article offers insights into the role of food in this novel as well as mid-Victorian opinions on suet.

Author Biography

  • Bridget Henisch, Independent Scholar

    Bridget Henisch lives in Pennsylvania and has written several books on medieval food and cookery as well as Prospect Books’ Cakes & Characters.

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Published

2020-03-01

Issue

PPC 116 (2020)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Henisch, Bridget. 2020. “Ruth Pinch’s Pudding”. Petits Propos Culinaires, March, 93-96. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27890.