The lady's, housewife's, and cookmaid's assistant, or, The art of cookery explained and adapted to the meanest capacity ... : the whole designed to fit out an entertainment in an elegant manner, and at a small expence / by E. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, E.

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, English--Early works to 1800.

Cooking, English.

Genre:

Subscription lists (Publishing) -- England -- Berwick-upon-Tweed -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Aresty, Esther B. (donor)

Fordyce, Mrs. (autograph)

Macdougall, Mrs. (inscription, Inveresk [Scotland])

Portland, William Arthur, Duke of (bookplate)

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages, 12 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (12mo)

Other Title:

Lady's, housewife's, and cookmaid's assistant

Art of cookery explained and adapted to the meanest capacity

Place of Publication:

Berwick upon Tweed : Printed by H. Taylor, for R. Taylor, bookseller, 1769.

Notes:

Signatures: A⁶ B-N¹².

"Containing, I. How to roast and boil to perfection every thing necessary to be sent up to table. II. Of made-dishes. III. To make a number of pretty little dishes for a supper or side-dish, and little corner-dishes for a great table. IV. To dress fish. V. Of soups and broths. VI. Of puddings. VII. Of pies. VIII. Of hogs puddings, sausages, &c. IX. To pot and make hams, &c. X. Of pickling. XI. Of making cakes, &c. XII. Of cheese cakes, creams, jellies, whip-syllabubs, &c. XIII. Of made-wines, brewing, French bread, muffins, &c. XIV. Jarring cherries, preserves. XV. To dress turtle, and make mock turtle."

List of subscribers on p. [iii]-xii.

Includes index.

Cited in:

ESTC, T91550

Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., 457

OCLC:

187469883