Public Domain Super Heroes
The Duchess' Cook
Cook

Real Name

Unknown

First Appearance

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

Original Publisher

Macmillan

Created by

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (as "Lewis Carroll")

Origin[]

The ill-mannered, belligerent and volatile cook works as a servant to the Duchess. The copious amounts of pepper (which alludes to a quick temper) she uses in her soup causes Alice, the Duchess, and her son to sneeze incessantly. Her fury at being disrupted during her cooking is made clear when she throws various pots and pans, aiming to hit both Alice and the baby. She makes another brief appearance as a key witness at the Queen of Hearts's trial, where she claims that the stolen tarts were made with pepper.

Public Domain Appearances[]

Public Domain Literary Appearances[]

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • The Nursery “Alice”
  • A New Alice in the Old Wonderland

Public Domain Movie Appearances[]

  • Alice in Wonderland (1903)
  • Alice in Wonderland (1910)
  • Alice in Wonderland (1915)

Public Domain Animated Appearances[]

  • Betty in Blunderland (1934)

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