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 Sweet meats, 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 Receipes, one for resining Malt Liquors, the other for curing Acid Wines, and a correct List of every thing in Season for every Month in the Year. By Elizabet

People / Organizations

• Elizabeth Raffald (Author)
• W. Law ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788] A new edition, in which are inserted some celebrated receipts by other modern authors.; ..

Publication year

1788

ESTC No.

T122057

Grub Street ID

172783

Description

[4],iii,[1],384,[16]p.,plates : port. ; 8°.

Note

The imprint is false; probably printed at York for Wilson, Spence and Mawman

With a final index and advertisement leaf

Braces in imprint.

Uncontrolled note

P.379 misnumbered 279. A conjectural restoration based on 1786 10th ed. of which this is a possible piracy