The art of cookery, made plain and easy : which far exceeds any thing of the kind yet published. Containing ... : to which are added, one hundred and fifty new and useful receipts, and a copious index / by a Lady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.

Contributor:

Strahan, William, 1715-1785, bookseller.

Esther B. Aresty Collection of Rare Books on the Culinary Arts (University of Pennsylvania)

London (England)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, English--Early works to 1800.

Cooking, English.

Medicine, Popular--Early works to 1800.

Medicine, Popular.

Formulas, recipes, etc--Early works to 1800.

Formulas, recipes, etc.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Penn Provenance:

Aresty, Esther B. (donor) (Aresty Collection copy)

Thompson, D. (stamp) (Aresty Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, vi pages, 24 unnumbered pages, 384 pages, 24 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates ; 21 cm (8vo)

Edition:

A new edition, with the order of a modern bill of fare, for each month, in the manner the dishes are to be placed upon the table.

Fingerprint:

ngy, ibay s.E. anin (3) 1774 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington ... [and 25 others], 1774.

Contents:

(from title page) 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 soops and broths

VII. Of puddings

VIII. Of pies

IX. For a Lent dinner, a number of good dishes, which you may make 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 things for a voyage, and setting out a table on board a ship

XII. Of hog's puddings, sausages, &c.

XIII. To pot and make hams, &c.

XIV. Of pickling

XV. Of making cakes, &c.

XVI. Of cheese-cakes, creams, jellies, whip-syllabubs, &c.

XVII. Of made wines, brewing, French bread, muffins, &c.

XVIII. Jarring cherries and preserves, &c.

XIX. To make anchovies, vermicella, 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

XXIII. A receipt to keep clear from buggs.

Notes:

Facsimile of the author's signature is printed on the first page of text.

The contents of the text include XXII numbered chapters. The contents of chapter XXIII as given on the t.p. are included in chapter XXII of the text.

A lady identified as Hannah Glasse.

Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ B-2C⁸ 2D⁴.

Local Notes:

Aresty Collection copy imperfect: plate wanting.

RBC copy wanting folded plate.

RBC copy acquired in from Addison & Sarova Auctioneers (Lot 177, August 20, 2016 sale)

Cited in:

English short title catalogue T90933

Vicaire, G. Bib. gastronomique, 413-4

Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., 186-9

OCLC:

223321880