Mrs Beeton's book of household management / Mrs Beeton ; edited with an introduction and notes by Nicola Humble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865.

Contributor:

Humble, Nicola.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home economics.

Cooking, English--History--19th century.

Cooking, English.

Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (673 p.)

Edition:

Abridged ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread classics. Over a thousand pages long, and written when its author was only 22, it offered highly authoritative advice on subjects as diverse as fashion, child-care, animal husbandry, poisons, and the management of servants. To the modern reader expecting stuffy moralizing and watery vegetables, Beeton's book is a revelation: it ranges widely across the foods of Europeand beyond, actively embracing new foodstuffs and techniques, mixing domestic advice with discussions of science, religion,

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Isabella Beeton; MRS BEETON'S BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT; I. The Mistress; II. The Housekeeper; III. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen; IV. Introduction to Cookery; V. General Directions for Making Soups; VI. Recipes; VII. The Natural History of Fishes; VIII. Recipes; IX. Sauces, Pickles, Gravies, and Forcemeats: General Remarks; X. Recipes; XI. Various Modes of Cooking Meat: General Remarks; XII. General Observations on Quadrupeds; XIII. Recipes; XIV. General Observations on the Sheep and Lamb

XV. RecipesXVI. General Observations on the Common Hog; XVII. Recipes; XVIII. General Observations on the Calf; XIX. Recipes; XX. General Observations on Birds; XXI. Recipes; XXII. General Observations on Game; XXIII. Recipes; XXIV. General Observations on Vegetables; XXV. Recipes; XXVI. General Observations on Puddings and Pastry; XXVII. Recipes; XXVIII. General Observations on Creams, Jellies, Soufflés, Omelets, and Sweet Dishes; XXIX. Recipes; XXX. General Observations on Preserves, Confectionary, Ices, and Dessert Dishes; XXXI. Recipes

XXXII. General Observations on Milk, Butter, Cheese, and EggsXXXIII. Recipes; XXXIV. General Observations on Bread, Biscuits, and Cakes; XXXV. Recipes; XXXVI. General Observations on Beverages; XXXVII. Recipes; XXXVIII. Invalid Cookery; XXXIX. Recipes; XL. Dinners and Dining; XLI. Domestic Servants; XLII. The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood; XLIII. The Doctor; XLIV. Legal Memoranda; Explanatory Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

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ISBN:

9786613656889

9780191605413

0191605417

9781280679957

1280679956

9780191560286

0191560286

OCLC:

714569734