Lost Desserts: Delicious Indulgences of the Past Recipes from Legendary and Famous Chefs (Hardcover) by Gail Monaghan, Eric Boman, George Lang

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 199. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 199 p. Contains: Illustrations. Celebrating a lost era of elegant dining, this beautiful volume is evocative of other times and worlds. The 70 recipes included--adapted for the home cook and updated for the modern palate--are organized by type of dessert, which run the gamut from Bavarians, cremes, Charlottes, mousses, puddings, fools, jellies, to frozen desserts, custards, cakes, pies, tarts, and tortes.