2015
Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (born 1915)
Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (born 1915)
Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (born 1915)
Marguerite Patten
English food writer and broadcaster
- Died
- 2015
Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten,, was a British home economist, food writer and broadcaster. She was one of the earliest celebrity chefs who became known during World War II thanks to her programme on BBC Radio, where she shared recipes that could work within the limits imposed by war rationing. After the war, she was responsible for popularising the use of pressure cookers and her 170 published books have sold over 17 million copies.