MUCH ADO ABOUT MUTTON. By Bob Kennard.

2014 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Ppx,214. Colour photographs, b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Mutton once took pride of place on every dining table up and down the country. It was the nation's favourite dish. It fed us all, from peasant to king. Bob Kennard explains the decline of this nutritious and lucrative commodity which once made men rich and kept them healthy. But more importantly, he explains why mutton is now poised to make a come-back. Its extraoridanary health and environmental benefits are at last being recognised. ...The author includes all the [vital] information: Where to buy mutton today, what to look for in a cut of mutton, modern and traditional mutton recipes, appraisal of the best mutton breeds, directory of UK sheep breeds, mutton farmin around the world, mutton in literature, braxy ham, salt marsh mutton, reestit mutton, mutton's benefits to the environment". A great book, well worth a read.