Author: Mrs. Mary Holland
Title: The Complete Economical Cook, and Frugal Housewife; an Entire New System of Domestic Cookery; Containing Approved Directions for Purchasing, Preserving, and Cooking Also, Trussing and Carving; Preparing Soups, Gravies, Sauces, Made Dishes, Potting, Pickling, &C. With Directions for Pastry and Confectionary Likewise the Art of Making British Wines, Brewing, Baking, Gardening &C.
Description: Not Stated , Printed for Thomas Tegg; W. Sharpe; Simpkin and Marshall; et al. 1824. Leather. An early edition of Mrs Holland's notable recipe book, with many hints for techniques on baking, brewing, cooking, and more. Illustrated. The fifth edition of 1824. Mrs. Mary Holland's cookery book contains many Georgian recipes, with simple directives and explanations for housekeepers and cooks, dietary hints to stay healthy and keep a healthy family, useful contents for the sick, and how to maintain a kitchen garden. Recipes included are for meat and poultry dishes, soups, puddings, greens and roots, and much more. With hints on carving, pickling, trussing, &c. and a including the art of making British wines. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a frontispiece, and four full page plates. In a half morocco binding over marbled boards. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear. Both the front and rear boards have suffered some cracking affecting the covers. With new endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. The With the occasional faint minor spotting throughout and the odd age toning to the leaves, particularly to the leaves of plates and adjacent. Previous ownership signature on the vignette title page. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, and four full page plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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