Remember The Bloomsbury Cookbook: Recipes for Life, Love and Art by Jans Ondaatje Rolls? 
Published in 2014 with all proceeds going to The Charleston Trust, it offered more than 180 recipes — some handwritten and never before published — from Frances Partridge, Helen Anrep and David and Angelica Garnett.
The recipes, according to publisher Thames & Hudson, promised to “take us into the very heart” the world of the Bloomsbury Group by recreating mealtime atmospheres at locations such as Monk’s House, Charleston Farmhouse and Gordon Square.
I pored over the book recently and picked recipes that I thought were closest to a Bloomsbury version of a traditional American Thanksgiving holiday meal.
I won’t be substituting any of these dishes for my family’s standby favorites, but here’s the Thanksgiving menu I chose from the book of Bloomsbury recipes.
A Bloomsbury Thanksgiving Menu
Cauliflower Soup, p. 306
Charleston Grouse, p. 274
Frances Partridge’s Haricots Verts, p. 79
Gingernut Biscuits, p. 25
Neptune’s Fruit Banquet, p. 207
Homemade Gateau de Pommes, p. 200 or
Baked Apple Pudding, p 343
Beyond recipes
The book is more than a cookbook. It includes photographs, letters, journals and paintings that contribute a social history angle as well.
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