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The ladies best companion : or, A Golden Treasure for the Fair Sex. Containing the whole arts of Cookery, Pastry, Confectionary, Potting, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Collaring, Brewing, &c. With plain Instructions for making English Wines, from Fruits, Flowers, &c. To which is added The art of preserving Beauty. Containing the best and easiest Methods of preparing and making Washes, Essences, and Perfumes, &c. for the Hands, Neck, Face and Hair, in such a Manner as in a great Measure to delay the Ravages of Time on the Features of the Fair Sex. Likewise Directions for sweetening the Breath, curing the Tooth-Ache, preserving the Teeth and Gums, &c. With many other Articles equally useful to the Fair Sex in general To which are added Every Lady her own and Family's Physician. Consisting of approved physical Receipts for most Disorders that grown People and young Children are subject to. Also the Family Instructor. Containing Directions for cleaning Silks, Lace and Furniture, taking out Spots from Linen and Cloaths, &c. &c. And great Variety of other Articles too numerous to be inserted in a Title Page.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chambers, Amelia.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cookbooks--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Early works to 1800.
- Cookbooks.
- Cooking--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Early works to 1800.
- Cooking.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Cookbooks.
- Physical Description:
- vii, that is, viii,196 pages,plate ; 12⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for J. Cooke, No. 17, in Pater-Noster-Row, [1775?]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- P.viii misnumbered vii.
- Price from imprint: price Two Shillings Sewed.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T37457.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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