Licence: In copyright
Credit: Mrs. Beeton's every-day cookery. 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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![_ ^ T] ■ frenuent difficulty in small households, has been careWly5Spikedaid illustrated by numerous photographs, showmg the methods of the best professionals. PlJTrFe The cost of the recipes and the prices of articles mentioned • this book have been most carefully, minutely, and diligently averaged Irom hsts compiled from the most reliable authorities all over he kingdom The task of estimating these prices has been among most difficult and perplexing problems encountered in revism work Some provisions fluctuate greatly m price from day to day whilst a very great difference indeed exists between the cost of purcha mSe in town'or country, for cash or for credit, by mistress or by maid selected personally or as allotted to you to suit the convenience of a tradesman After a most minute consideration of the factois mvolved, we beheve the costs given in our recipes should hardly ever be exceeded whilst the housewife who gives the trouble needed to buy in the mo advantageous manner, will often be able to effect a very considerable saving on the prices quoted. Vegetarian Cookery, which is so strongly believed in and practised by many thousands, has been carefully dealt with, and recipes for all kinds of dishes are included. Chafing Dish and Casserole Cookery, now so popular with cooks and at picnics, and indispensable in flat life and for all amateur cookery and impromptu meals, necessitates many new recipes. Colonial and Foreign Cookery.—This branch has received particular attention. Australian, American, Canadian, South African, German, Italian, and all foreign cookeries, have been treaded o , and included amongst the recipes are all the most popular and typical dishes of the Continental nations and the Colonists, so that Britons living under other skies may learn how to combine the dishes of their adopted country with those of the Motherland. We at home may also gain variety in our own menus, and learn how to give complimentary and characteristic repasts when welcoming guests from abroad. Appearance.—The book has been re-composed throughout from a special fount of new type, of size and clearness to suit modern require- ments, printed on the best English paper, and strongly and artisti- cally bound in cloth, full gilt. Illustrations.—The book has been copiously illustrated in the most useful manner. Hundreds of photographic reproductions of actual dishes, processes, and materials have been included. No expense, however great, has been spared in obtaining the best possible](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21529164_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
