<P><B>''Oh what a perfect book. It makes me want to take a year off and stand in a kitchen, all day every day trying to bring these wonderful dishes to life¿ without a hint of jingoistic grandstanding it reminds us what a rich, varied and proud cuisines we have in Britain¿ so grateful to have this.'' ¿ Stephen Fry</B></P><P><B>''Staggeringly comprehensive and deeply researched, it''s a big, greedy, engrossing banquet of a book.'' ¿ Marina O''Loughlin, British journalist, writer and restaurant critic</B></P><P><B>Discover over 550 much-loved authentic home cooking recipes from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, celebrating the rich traditions of regional and seasonal British cooking</B></P><P>In <I>The British Cookbook</I>, author and food historian Ben Mervis takes readers on a mouth-watering culinary tour across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, revealing a cuisine as diverse as the landscape from which it originates.</P><P>Part cookbook, part cultural histo