Food and the rites of passage

Introduction (L. Mason); Ritual structure and the dramaturgy of food in the context of the last Twentieth-century wedding (T. Green); Bridecup and cake (I. Day); Food in pregnancy, childbirth and christening ritual (l. Mason); Food for funerals (P. Brears); Food and drink at Irish weddings and wakes (R. Sextn). Recipes.