The housekeeper's valuable present: or, lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice ... With a variety of other useful and elegant articles / by Robert Abbot.

  • Abbot, Robert, active 1800.
Date:
[between 1790 and 1799?]
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Credit: The housekeeper's valuable present: or, lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice ... With a variety of other useful and elegant articles / by Robert Abbot. 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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    THE HOUSEKEEPER’S VALUABLE PRESENT: OR, Lady s Clofet 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. IT. Methods of preferving various Fruits in Sy- rups, Sec. III. Methods of making Marmalades, Jams, Paftes, Sec. IV. Methods of making Syrups, Cuftards, Jellies, Blanch-mange, Conserves, Syllabubs, Sec. V. Methods of preferving various Fruits in Brandy. VI. Methods of making a Variety of Bifcuits, rich Cakes, Sec* Sec. VII. Methods of mixing, freezing, and working Ice Creams. VIII. Methods of preparing Cordials and made Wines. With a Variety of other ufeful and elegant Articles. By ROBERT ABB^OT, Late apprentice to Mejfrs. Negri 8c Guntcr, Confectioners, /^'Berkeley Square. PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR; And fold by C. COOKE, No. 17, Pater^noffer Row; and all other Bookfellers in Town and Country. [ Price 2s fewed} or 2s. 6d, neatly hound. ]