Over half a century before “celebrity chefs” captured the public imagination, Agnes Bertha Marshall (1855-1905) was a true visionary who built an empire that included cooking schools, cookbooks and a weekly magazine, retail products, and other ventures. I provide a brief overview of Marshall’s life, and focus on the area she is perhaps best known for—desserts.
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References
Amalgamate. “Horrible Health and Safety Histories: Penny Licks.” http://www.amalgamate-safety.com/2018/05/08/horrible-health-and-safety-histories-penny-licks/
Katz, Brigit. “Meet Agnes B. Marshall, the Victorian Queen of Ice Cream.” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/598021/ice-cream-queen-of-victorian-england-agnes-b-marshall
Marshall, A.B. Fancy Ices. https://archive.org/details/b29314501/mode/1up
Marshall, A.B. Mrs. A.B. Marshall’s Cookery Book. https://archive.org/details/b21538050/page/360/mode/2up
Marshall, A.B. The Book of Ices. https://archive.org/details/b21539613/mode/2up
Waters, Michael. “The 19th-century entrepreneur who pioneered modern ice cream.” https://thehustle.co/agnes-marshall-who-invented-ice-cream/
Wikipedia. “Agnes Marshall.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Marshall
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