Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten, CBE (born 4 November 1915), née Brown, is an English home economist, food writer and broadcaster.
Marguerite is Britain’s top selling cookery writer...view moreHilda Elsie Marguerite Patten, CBE (born 4 November 1915), née Brown, is an English home economist, food writer and broadcaster.
Marguerite is Britain’s top selling cookery writer with sales totaling over 17 million copies and is the author of The Basic Basics Jams, Preserves and Chutneys Handbook (one of Grub Street’s top-selling titles), The Basic Basics Baking Handbook and The Basic Basics Soups Handbook.view less