Mrs Beeton's Book of Cookery and Household Management.

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Therefore my advice would be to compile a book from recipes from a Variety of the Best Books published on Cookery and Heaven knows there is a great variety for you to choose from. with coloured frontispiece, 11 coloured plates and 48 plates in monochrome, frontispiece remargined at foot, title lightly spotted, some occasional mild spotting to text; original decorative brown cloth blocked in gilt and black, gilt back, covers mildly age-marked, two corners mildly bruised, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, firm copy. a] Many recipes state in separate brief sections when a recipe is "seasonable and for how many persons it is "sufficient". Rushing Dinner to the Table: The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine and Industrialization's Effects on Middle-Class Food and Cooking, 1852–1860". Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible.

The work also demonstrates the combination in everyday cooking of the "French-influenced cookery found in restaurants, at court, and in the great houses of the aristocracy", such as the recipe for "Veal à la Bourgeoise (Excellent)" on p. It was initially serialised in 24 monthly instalments, in her husband Samuel Orchart Beeton's publication The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine; the first instalment appeared in 1859. Gilt titles + circular vignettes front alslo black oval and ribbon decoration, but difficult to see!The present work is, we believe, the third edition with this latter title and the last before Hermann Senn's major revision of 1923. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management; Comprising information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen Maid, Butler etc.

Chapters seven to 38 (roughly 1000 pages) cover English cooking, with recipes for soups, gravies, fish, meat (principally veal, beef, mutton and lamb, and pork), poultry, game, preserves, vegetables, pastries, puddings, sweets, jams, pickles, and savouries.Even with the emphasis on food, some of her cooking advice is so odd as to suggest that she had little experience preparing meals. Beeton's Book of Household Management, Chapter 34: General Observations On Bread, Biscuits, and Cakes, section 1692. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. frontis, xl, plate list, verso blank, 11 further coloured lithographic plates, 1139, bound without the adverts or the half title.