The experienced English housekeeper, for the use and ease of ladies, housekeepers, cooks, &c. Written purely from practice, dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, whom the author lately served as housekeeper: consisting of several hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print. Part I. Lemon pickle, browning for all sorts of made dishes, soups, fish, plain meat, game, made dishes both hot and cold, pies, puddings, &c. Part II. All kinds of confectionary, particularly the gold and silver web for covering of sweetmeats, and a desert of spun sugar, with directions to set out a table in the most elegant manner and in the modern taste, floating islands, fish-ponds, transparent puddings, trifles, whips, &c. Part III. Pickling, potting, and collaring, wines, vinegars, catchups, distilling, with two most valuable receipts, one for refining malt liquors, the other for curing acid wines, and a correct list of every thing in season for every month in the year. By Elizabeth

People / Organizations

• W. Law ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, MDCCLXXXVII. [1787] A new edition, in which are inserted some celebrated receipts by other modern authors.; ..

Publication year

1787

ESTC No.

N509024

Grub Street ID

406553

Description

[4], iii, [1], 384, [14] p., [4] leaves of plates : port., ill. ; 8°.

Note

An edition of 1788, with the same imprint and employing the same ornaments, is described has having a false imprint, and probably printed at York for Wilson, Spence and Mawman

Signatures: A-Eee]4] (-Eee4).