The experienced English housekeeper : for the use and ease of ladies, house-keepers, cooks, &c. ... consisting of several hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print / by Elizabeth Raffald.
- Elizabeth Raffald
- Date:
- [1810?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The experienced English housekeeper : for the use and ease of ladies, house-keepers, cooks, &c. ... consisting of several hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print / by Elizabeth Raffald. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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