Confectionery - Early works to 1800
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The complete confectioner; or, the whole art of confectionary Forming A Ready Assistant to all Genteel Families; Giving them a Perfect Knowledge of Confectionary; with Instructions, Neatly Engraved on Ten Copper-Plates, How to Decorate a Table with Taste and Elegance, without The Expence or Assistance of a Confectioner. By a person, late an apprentice to the well-known Messrs. Negri and Witten, of Berkley-Square.
Nutt, FrederickDate: 1790- E-books
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The compleat confectioner: or, The whole art of confectionary made plain and easy . Shewing, the various methods of preserving and candying, both dry and liquid, all kinds of fruit, flowers, and herbs; the different ways of clarifying sugar; and the method of keeping fruit, nuts, and flowers fresh and fine all the year round. Also directions for making rock-works and candies, biscuts, rich cakes, creams, custards, jellies, whip syllarubs, and cheese-cakes of all sorts, english wines of all sorts, strong cordials, simple waters, mead, oils, &c. syrups of all kinds, milk punch that will keep twenty years, knicknacks and trifles for deserts, &c. &c. &c. &c. Likewise, the art of making artificial fruit, with the stalks in it, so as to resemble he natural fruit. To which are added, some bills of fare for deserts for private families. By H Glasse, author of the Art of cookery.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- E-books
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The housekeeper's valuable present Or, Lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice. Comprized under the following parts, viz. I. Different methods and degrees of boiling and clarifying sugar II. Methods of preserving various fruits in syrups, &c. III. Methods of making marmalades, jams, pastes, &c. IV. Methods of making syrups, custards, jellies, blanchmange, conserves, syllabubs, &c. V. Methods of preserving various fruits in brandy. VI. Methods of making a variety of biscuits, rich cakes, &c. &c. VII. Methods of mixing, freezing, and working ice creams. VIII. Methods of preparing cordials and made wines. With a variety of other useful and elegant articles. By Robert Abbot, late apprentice to Messrs. Negri and Gunter, confectioners, in Berkeley-square, London.
Abbot, Robert, cook.Date: 1792- E-books
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An abstract of an act for repealing the present duty on sweets , and for granting a less Duty thereupon; and for explaining and enforcing an Act against Spirituous Liquors.
Great BritainDate: [1737]