The farmer's wife : or the complete country housewife. Containing full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, Fowls, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, &c. Instructions for fattening hogs, pickling of Pork, and curing of Bacon. How to make Sausages, Hogs-Puddings, &c. Full Instructions for making Wines from various Kinds of English Fruits, and from Smyrna Raisins. The Method of making Cyder, Perry, Mead, Mum, Cherry-Brandy, &c. Directions respecting the Dairy, containing the best Way of making Butter, and likewise Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Stilton, Sage, and Cream Cheese. How to pickle common English Fruits and Vegetables, with other useful Receipts for the Country House-Keeper. Full Instructions how to brew Beer and Ale, of all the various Kinds made in this Kingdom. Ample Directions respecting the Management of Bees, with an Account of the Use of Honey. To which is added the art of breeding and managing song birds: Likewise a Variety of Receipts in Cookery, And other Particulars, well worthy the Attention of Women of all Ranks residing in the Country.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home economics--Early works to 1800.

Home economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],125,[3]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Farmer's wife

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Alex. Hogg, in Pater-Noster Row, [1780?]

Notes:

Possibly by Richard Havey.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Six-Pence.

Reproduction of original from John Rylands University Library of Manchester.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T191102.

OCLC:

642521148