Cookery - Early works to 1800
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The prudent housewife: or, complete English cook for town and country . Being the newest collection of the most genteel, and least expensive receipts in every branch of cookery, viz. Going to Market; For Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Hashing, Stewing, Broiling, Baking, Fricasseeing. Also for Making Puddings. Custards, Cakes, Cheese-Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Ragouts, Soups, Jellies, Syllabubs, Wines, &c. To which are added, selected from the Papers of a Lady of Distinction, lately deceased, New and Infallible Rules to be observed in Pickling, Preserving, Brewing, &c. And, in order to render it still more valuable than any other Publication that hath appeared, a treasure of valuable medicines crowns the whole of this work which contains every Instruction that relates to the pleasing of the Palate, and the Preservation of that inestimable Blessing, Health. Written by Mrs. Fisher, of Richmond.
Fisher, Mrs.Date: [1785?]- E-books
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The experienced English housekeeper , for the use and ease of ladies, housekeepers, cooks, &c. Wrote purely from practice, And dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author lately served as House-Keeper: Consisting of near eight hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print. Part I. Lemon Pickle, Browning for all Sorts of Made Dishes, Soups, Fish, Plain Meat, Game, Made Dishes both hot and cold, Pyes, Puddings, &c. Part II. All Kind of Confectionary, particularly the Gold and Silver Web for covering of Sweet-Meats, and a Desert of Spun Sugar, with Directions to set out a Table in the most elegant Manner and in the modern Taste, Floating Islands, Fish Ponds, Transparent Puddings, Trifles, Whips, &c. Part III. Pickling, Potting, and Collaring, Wines, Vinegars, Catchups, Distilling, with two most valuable Receipts, one for refining Malt Liquors, the other for curing Acid Wines, and a correct List of every Thing in Season for every Month in the Year. The second edition, with an appendix, containing 102 additional Receipts. And The Plan of a Fire Stove, wherein any common Fuel may be burnt instead of Charcoal. By Elizabeth Raffald.
Raffald, Elizabeth, 1733-1781.Date: 1771- E-books
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The art of cookery, made plain and easy Which far exceeds any Thing of the Kind yet published. Containing, I. How to Roast and Boil to Perfection every Thing necessary to be sent up to Table. II. Of Made-Dishes. III. How expensive a French Cook's Sauce is. IV. To make a Number of pretty little Dishes for a Supper or Side-Dish, and little Corner-Dishes for a great Table. V. To dress Fish. VI. Of Soups and Broths. Vii. Of Puddings. Viii. Of Pies. IX. For a Lent Dinner; a Number of good Dishes which may be made use of at any other Time. X. Directions to prepare proper Food for the Sick. XI. For Captains of Ships; how to make all useful Dishes for a Voyage; and setting out a Table on board. XII. Of Hog's-Puddings, Sausages, &c. XIII. To pot and make Hams &c. XIV. Of Pickling. XV. Of making Cakes, &c. XVI. Of Cheesecakes, Creams, Jellies, Whip-Syllabubs, &c. XVII. Of made Wines, Brewing, French Bread, Mussins, &c. XVIII. Jarring Cherries and Preserves, &c. XIX. To make Anchovies, Vermicelli, Catchup, Vinegar, and to keep Artichokes, French Beans, &c. XX. Of Distilling. XXI. How to market; the Season of the Year for Butchers Meat, Poultry, Fish, Herbs, Roots, and Fruit. XXII. A certain Cure for the Bite of a Mad Dog, by Dr. Mead. XXII. A Receipt to keep clear from Bugs. To which are added, one hundred and fifty new and useful receipts; and also fifty receipts for different articles of perfumery. With a Copious Index. By a lady.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- E-books
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The whole duty of a woman Or, an infallible guide to the fair sex. Containing, Rules, Directions, and Observations, for their Conduct and Behaviour through all Ages and Circumstances of Life, as virgins, wives, or widows. With Directions, how to obtain all Useful and Fashionable Accomplishments suitable to the sex. In which are comprised all Parts of Good Housewifry, particularly Rules and Receipts in every Kind of Cookery. 1. Making all Sorts of Soops and Sauces. 2. Dressing Flesh, Fish, and Fowl; this last illustrated with Cuts, shewing how every Fowl, Wild or Tame, is to be trust for the Spit: Likewise all other Kind of Game. 3. Making above 40 different Sorts of Puddings. 4. The whole Art of Pastry in making Pies, Tarts, and Pasties. 5. Receipts for all Manner of Pickling, Collaring, &c. 6. For Preserving, making Creams, Jellies, and all Manner of Confectionary. 7. Rules and Directions for setting out Dinners, Suppers, and Grand Entertainments. To which is added, Bills of Fare for every Month in the Year, curiously engraven on Copper Plates, with the Forms of Tables and Dishes, and the Shapes of Pies, Tarts, and Pasties. With Instructions for Marketing. Also Rules and Receipts for making all the choicest Cordials for the Closet: Brewing Beers, Ales, &c. Making all Sorts of English Wines, Cyder, Mum, Mead, Metheglin, Vinegar, Verjuice, Catchup, &c. With some fine Perfumes, Pomatums, Cosmeticks and other Beautifiers.
Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- E-books
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The whole duty of a woman or, a guide to the female sex, ... Written by a lady.
Lady, fl. 1701.Date: 1712