Background
Marguerite Patten was born as Hilda Elsie Marguerite Brown on November 4, 1915, in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. She is a daughter of Henry and Elsie Anne Brown.
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Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School where Marguerite Patten studied.
Marguerite Patten and Jamie Oliver.
Marguerite Patten, pictured presenting her BBC show 'Can You Cook?' in 1950.
Marguerite Patten on a shoot.
Marguerite Patten at home with some of the signature dishes.
Marguerite Patten signing books.
The Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire that Marguerite Patten received in 1991.
The Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire that Marguerite Patten received in 2010.
Marguerite Patten, OBE, during the Women of the Year Awards at the Hotel Inter-Continental in central London.
(This follow-on to "We'll Eat Again" contains a selection ...)
This follow-on to "We'll Eat Again" contains a selection of original recipes from VE Day celebrations and the years up until the end of rationing in 1954, demonstrating how British cooks coped with the limitations imposed on them.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0600586332/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(Unlocking the world of preserves, one jar at a time. Ma...)
Unlocking the world of preserves, one jar at a time. Marguerite Patten, doyenne of British cookery, shares her wealth of knowledge and her tried and tested recipes for jams, marmalades, jellies, curds, pickles, relishes, chutneys, and ketchups. Home preserving is Marguerite’s most natural culinary territory and she starts by explaining the equipment and the basic techniques, as well as what to do if things go wrong. She covers not only family favorites such as picalilli, ginger marmalade, and rose petal jam but also more unusual classics from around the world, such as quince cheese and hot pepper jelly.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AJMKARW/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(This book recalls how the housewives of Britain learned t...)
This book recalls how the housewives of Britain learned to make do and kept the nation 'fighting fit'. Contains a vast collection of recipes, including Steak and Potato Pie, Stuffed Marrow and Eggless Sponge Pudding, showing how war-time food is still delicious. Includes food from street parties and other victory celebrations that marked the end of the war. These celebratory dishes feature both home cooking and inspiration from the countries of our allies. Savour the tastes of the war years with this nostalgic collection of recipes.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0600614727/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(Marguerite Patten draws on her years of experience to bri...)
Marguerite Patten draws on her years of experience to bring together recipes for one of the great comfort foods: soup. Hot soups are warming in cold weather and cold soups are refreshing in the heat. Soup can also be made from every kind of ingredient. This guide contains recipes for every occasion and soups from around the world – from vichyssoise and minestrone to hot and sour – and covers all the information you need to make soups of perfect flavor and consistency, including stocks which are the secret of many good soups.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AJMKARM/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(Marguerite Patten is one of Britain’s best known and best...)
Marguerite Patten is one of Britain’s best known and best loved cookery writers. Here she turns her attention to one of her real true passions: the classic cookery of the British Isles. From traditional breakfasts to high teas, from roasts to hearty soups, she has selected a collection of over 400 of her favorite recipes showing the enormous and exciting variety of British produce and cooking. She covers soups, fish dishes, meat, poultry, and game, vegetables, salads, and savory dishes as well as puddings, baking, and preserves.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E8HPKL0/?tag=2022091-20
2009
Marguerite Patten was born as Hilda Elsie Marguerite Brown on November 4, 1915, in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. She is a daughter of Henry and Elsie Anne Brown.
Marguerite Patten studied at Queen Elizabeth's School for Girls. She first learned to cook for her family, aged 13, after her father died and her mother had to return to work. When she left school she did a cooking course.
Marguerite Patten started her career as a home economist at the Eastern Electricity Board in 1939. However, she decided early on to try to pursue a more glamorous path. She left her job with the Electricity Board, and joined an acting company, with the stage name of Marguerite Eve. Patten stayed with them for an entire nine-month season, during which she performed at Hampstead’s Everyman Theatre and at the Oldham Repertory. After that, she started to work for Frigidaire (the refrigerator company) as a senior home economist, doing demonstrations, aided by her acting skills.
In 1942, Marguerite Patten started to work for the Ministry of Food suggesting nourishing and inventive recipes using the rationed food that was available. Since 1944, Marguerite started appearing on the BBC Radio morning radio program called “Kitchen Front”. She gave recipes on Woman’s Hour from its second day and even starred in cookery shows at the Palladium. In 1947 Marguerite Patten was asked to become the regular cookery expert in the very first BBC television magazine program called Designed for Women. In 1952, she wrote a regular column for The Daily Telegraph called “Merry-go-round of Meals”. Marguerite was a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour program from 1946 and made her final appearance in 2011.
Marguerite Patten published her first book Recipes by Harrods in 1947. For more than 20 years Marguerite Patten wrote cookery books for Paul Hamlyn with unremitting regularity. She made Hamlyn rich, but, because he also bought the copyright, she never became rich herself. For more than 40 years she and her husband lived in a modest bungalow in Brighton. In 1960, she wrote Cookery in Colour that became a best-selling book. Her later books included The Healthy Gut Cookbook published in 2004 and The Basic Basics Pressure Cooker Cookbook published in 2010.
(This follow-on to "We'll Eat Again" contains a selection ...)
1995(Marguerite Patten draws on her years of experience to bri...)
2008(This book recalls how the housewives of Britain learned t...)
2005(Marguerite Patten is one of Britain’s best known and best...)
2009(Unlocking the world of preserves, one jar at a time. Ma...)
2001Quotations: “The survey of the time spent in the home by most housewives established that, on average, they worked 75 hours a week, with overtime on Saturdays and Sundays. This did not take into account that a number of women were also doing part or full-time work outside the home.”
Marguerite Patten was a member of the Microwave Association, Guild of Food Writers and the Forum on Food at the Royal Society of Medicine.
Marguerite Patten was a charming and down-to-earth woman.
Quotes from others about the person
Let your child into the kitchen with one of Marguerite Patten’s cookbooks that do have sensible recipes that most of the family would eat.
Marguerite Patten married Charles Alfred Patten in 1942. The marriage produced one child. In 1997 Charles Alfred Patten died.