Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

Book Menu for Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

ISBN of edition I read: 0375507507 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight:
Tea 7, 13, 15, 33, 43, 70, 79, 81, 82, 92 102, 106, 109, 125, 139
Whiskey, 12, 13
Coffee, 15, 33, 58, 182-183, 275
Boiled eggs, 15, 132, 199, 203-204, 213 182-183,275
White cornbread, 15
Coke, 18, 48-51, 62-62, 87, 96-97, 126, 159-160
Wine, 19-20. 31, 117, 213, 218
Beer, 21-22, 24, 92, 117, 183, 213, 217 221, 242,274
     278-279, 282, 284, 291, 294-295
Gin 31, 249, 295
    Gin & tonic, 293-294
Fried eggs, 33, 109
Bananas, 102, 132, 182, 21
     Fried bananas, 33
Tomatoes, 33
     Fried tomatoes, 132, 295
Toast, 33, 43, 107, 109, 132
Potato chips, 132
     Willards chips, 48, 86, 96-97
     Salt & vinegar chips, 159-160
Ham sandwiches, 49-51
Shortbread, 57
Sugar-covered peanuts, 60
Bubble gum, 61, 86
Pronutro, 61, 125-126
Brandy, 61, 92, 99, 101, 152, 172, 174, 204, 213, 284, 295
     Brandy & Coke, 189, 211
Bread, 62
Sausage rolls, 62, 132
Chocolate sponge-cake, 62-63
Marie biscuits, 64-65
Porridge, 67-68, 109, 166, 191
Biscuits, 70, 230
Butternut rocks, 86
Pineapple, 65, 90
Koeksisters, 92
Pound cake, 92
Scones, 92, 325
     with strawberry jam & clotted cream, 135
Lemonade, 117
Bacon, 132, 295
Cocoa Puffs, 132
Honey Pops, 132
Corn Flakes, 132
Muesli, 133
Fruit salad, 133
Cheese & crackers, 133
Peppermints, 139
Pink-coated peanuts, 143
Sadza, 154-165, 173
Cake, 156, 158-159
Chocolates, 169
Bran flakes, 172
Baked beans, 172, 174, 182, 203-4
Fish in tomato sauce, 172
Oranges, 198-199, 213
Irish coffees, 219
Nshima, 236, 244, 256
Mince pies, 249
Mulled wine, 249, 283
Yorkshire pudding, 267
Lemon-carrot cake, 273
Jam sandwiches, 275
Christmas cake, 279, 285
Eggnog, 282
Watermelon filled with gin, 282, 285
Christmas goose, 284-288
Lamb, 285
Potatoes, 285
Champagne, 289, 295-296
Pork chops, 291

Books/Authors mentioned in Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight:
A.P. Herbert, epigraph
The Prince and the Pauper / Mark Twain, 6
Rudyard Kipling, 40
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / C.S. Lewis, 65

Music mentioned in Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight:
"The Skye Boat Song", 13
"The Flower of Scotland", 14
"Yesterday" / The Beatles, 67
"Oh, My Darling, Clementine", 88
Lucille / Kenny Rogers, 93
Love Me Tender / Elvis Presley, 93
"Morning Has Broken", 141
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy / Rod Stewart, 170, 175
Roger Whittaker, 194, 196, 202, 205, 211, 243
Chopin, 202, 205, 243
"1812 Overture" / Tchaikovsky, 202, 243
Ipi-Tombi (musical), 218
Bizet, 243
     "Carmen", 252
Puccini, 243
Brahms, 243
Rachmaninoff, 243
Debussy, 243
"Cocaine" / Eric Clapton, 282
"It Came Upon on Midnight Clear", 282
Hallelujah Chorus, 282
"Jingle Bells", 282
"Give Peace a Chance" / John Lennon, 283

Libraries mentioned in Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight:
p. 139: "Chancellor Junior School is an "A" school, for white children only...We have our very own extensive library and more than enough books to go around. We have more than enough very well-trained (only white) teachers to go around..."

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