The Beguiled

Book menu for The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan

ISBN of edition I read: 9780143132400 (movie tie-in paperback)

Food mentioned in The Beguiled:
Hard candy, 9-10, 12
Brandy, 11, 76-77, 81, 116
   Plum brandy, 25
Sherry, 25, 27
Toddies, 25
Wine, 26, 34, 81
    Madeira wine, 115-117
Pudding, 27
Bacon, 27, 56, 58, 209
Yams, 51
Beans, 51
Nuts, 51, 230, 328
   Walnuts, 52
   Hazelnuts, 52, 69
Blackberries, 52
Potato & leek soup, 57-58
Peas, 58
Salad, 58
Bread, 58
Biscuits, 78, 97, 157, 254, 361
Barley porridge, 97, 196, 200
Corn cakes, 97, 196, 280
   with blackberry jam, 279
Acorn coffee, 97-98, 173, 196, 254, 290
Champagne, 107
Ham, 361, 363, 364
   Ham & gravy, 108
Cake, 108, 361-363, 364
Pie, 108
Cherry tarts, 108
Sweet potato pie, 157, 361, 364
Black-eyed peas, 157
Irish potatoes, 157
Mint tea, 207
Turnip soup, 209-210
Berries, 230
Dried beef stew, 258
Turkey, 259

Books/authors mentioned in The Beguiled:
Edgar Allan Poe, 21, 91
John Donne, 26
John Locke, 36-37
The Iliad / Homer, 96
Montaigne, 109
Racine, 109
Voltaire, 109
Jean Jacques Rousseau, 109
John Keats, 114, 117
   "Ode on a Grecian Urn", 114
William Shakespeare, 114, 118, 149, 152, 160, 169, 303-304
    Macbeth, 170, 173, 303
Charles Darwin, 142
William Blake, 179, 181, 199
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, 215
Volpone / Ben Johnson, 303
Dr. Faustus / Christopher Marlowe, 303

Music/Songs mentioned in The Beguiled :
"Lorena", 126
"Blue Bonnie Flag", 127, 136
"Flow Gently Sweet Afton", 127
"Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes", 127
"Somebody's Darling", 134
"Just Before the Battle Mother", 134
"Yellow Rose of Texas", 135
"Goober Peas", 135
"Dixie", 135
"John Brown's Body", 136
"Home Sweet Home", 136

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