Ketty (Catherine) Thull (February 2, 1905 - October 25, 1987) was a
Luxembourg
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cook, educator, cookbook writer; wrote the influential ''Luxemburger Kochbuch'' (1946).
On its publication, the book received a positive review in the ''
Luxemburger Wort
''Luxemburger Wort'' is a German-language Luxembourgish daily newspaper. There is an English edition named the ''Luxembourg Times''.
History and profile
''Luxemburger Wort'' has been published since 1848. The paper was founded just three days a ...
'' which commented that it was a "Treasure trove of really interesting, useful recipes". It including 80 precisely described meat dishes, as well as 30 vegetable preparations. It also presents recipes for the national dishes of Luxembourg such as
Treipen, Gehäk, Kuddelfleck,
Judd mat Gardebo'nen and
Sterzein.
Thull, who had studied cookery at the Ecole
Le Cordon Bleu
Le Cordon Bleu (French for " The Blue Ribbon") is an international network of hospitality and culinary schools teaching French ''haute cuisine''. Its educational focuses are hospitality management, culinary arts, and gastronomy. The instituti ...
in Paris, taught at a housemaids school in Esch-sur-Alzette.
In 1937, she published her first book ''Ratgeber für die Luxemburger Hausfrau beim Konservieren der Nahrungsmittel'' (Guide for the Luxembourg Housewife on Preserving Foodstuffs), Luxembourg's first-ever cookbook. To supplement her ''Kochbuch'', in 1947 she published ''Desserts und Backwaren'' (Desserts and Pastry Cooking). Thull carefully typed each page of her books and had them printed at her own cost. Carlo Sauber, who has updated the cookbook in 2011 for modern users,
explained that little is known about Ketty Thull, except that her students remember her as being very strict. She never married and had no children.
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Her works have remained popular in Luxembourg, where they are still used for their authentic local recipes.][
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References
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1905 births
1987 deaths
Luxembourgian writers
Luxembourgian women writers
Cookbook writers
Women cookbook writers
20th-century Luxembourgian writers
20th-century women writers