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Idle Women18 May 2004
Image: Ladies of Leisure (Illustration courtesy of The Idler)
Women fight for the right to be idle

Nigella and Delia have taught us how to cook delicious food and run the perfect kitchen - but now it's time for the backlash against the domestic goddess.

Do we really need to spend all day shopping at Italian-style delis for cold-pressed olive oil fresh from Umbria, or can we make do perfectly well with sliced bread and a sandwich toaster?

Victoria Isherwood stands up for the slatterns and Ruth Rogers of the River Cafe restaurant fights the clean corner. Jenni umpires.

The Idler


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