Food in Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson (Food Reference List)

“I’m a plain man’ rum and bacon and eggs is what I want, and that head up there for to watch ships off.”

Ale

Cold pie

‘So a big pigeon pie was brought in and put on a sidetable…’

barrel of apples

pickles and wine

‘I found them all three seated round the table, a bottle of Spanish wine and some raisins before them…’

‘Marooned three years agone,” he continued, “and lived on goats since then, and berries, and oysters.’

‘Well, many’s the long night I’ve dreamed of cheese–toasted, mostly–‘

pork

biscuit

bread

Parmesan cheese (‘a cheese made in Italy’)

brandy grog

pickled fruits

wine

port

cognac

hot bacon

salted goats’ meat