What original Mrs Beeton sandwich filling did the Royal Society of Chemistry propose in 2014 as the most economically enjoyable?
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management to feature one of Beeton's recipes. Due to the financial climate at the time in wake of the Great Recession, the Society selected Beeton's toast sandwich, a dish that Beeton included to cater to the less well-off. In 2012 the food economist for the British television period drama "Downton Abbey" described Beeton's book as an "important guide" for the food served in the series. The book has appeared in many editions, including: Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, also published as Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book, is an extensive guide to running a household in
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management man". Mrs Beeton has been described as "the grandmother of modern domestic goddesses", like Nigella Lawson and Delia Smith, who saw, as Beeton did, the need to provide reassuring advice on culinary matters for the British middle classes. However, while Lawson and Smith "insist that cooking can be easy, fun and uncomplicated", Beeton "acknowledges the labour and skill required to cook well". The food writer and chef Gerard Baker tested and revised 220 of Beeton's recipes, and published the result as "Mrs. Beeton: How To Cook" (2011). For the book's 150th anniversary in 2011 the Royal Society of Chemistry planned