Common-Sense Papers on Cookery

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Payne, A. G. (Arthur Gay), 1840-1894.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Common-Sense Papers on Cookery" by A. G. Payne is a collection of essays on cooking written in the late 19th century. The author shares practical advice and tips for home cooks, with a particular focus on making cooking more accessible and enjoyable for the average household. The work aims to empower readers-particularly women-by offering insights into preparing meals that are not only palatable but also visually appealing. The opening of the book sets the stage for a refreshing and engaging approach to cookery, as Payne critiques traditional cookbooks for their lack of practical guidance. He emphasizes the importance of mastering fundamental cooking techniques with humor and relatable anecdotes about domestic life. In particular, the first section discusses the "frying-pan" and its oft-misunderstood potential, providing detailed and practical tips for frying fish and preparing sweetbreads correctly. Through his friendly tone and light-hearted observations, the author seeks to foster both competence and creativity in the kitchen while tackling the issues of wastefulness around food preparation, aiming to improve standards of cooking at home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Uses and abuses of a frying-pan

Kitchen economy

Little extravagancies of the table

Cold leg of mutton

How to make dishes look nice

Breakfast dishes

How to give a nice little dinner

How to give a nice little supper

Spring dishes

Savoury summer dishes

Salads, and how to make them

Picnic dainties

Cooling drinks

Game and gravy (including how to cook hare)

Food for cold weather

Christmas dinners (including Christmas cheer)

Turtle soup

Fish dinners

Wedding breakfasts

Food for invalids.

Credits:

Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-01-16