The London and country cook: or, Accomplished housewife, containing practical directions and the best receipts in all the branches of cookery and housekeeping; such as boiling, roasting, pastry, pickling, jellies, preserving, confectionary, cakes, creams, cordials, syrups, English wines, &c. ; interspersed with many sovereign and approved medicines used by private families in most distempers; and illustrated with forty-nine large copper plates. By Charles Carter, cook to his Grace the Duke of Argyle, &c

All titles

• The London and country cook: or, Accomplished housewife, containing practical directions and the best receipts in all the branches of cookery and housekeeping; such as boiling, roasting, pastry, pickling, jellies, preserving, confectionary, cakes, creams, cordials, syrups, English wines, &c. ; interspersed with many sovereign and approved medicines used by private families in most distempers; and illustrated with forty-nine large copper plates. By Charles Carter, cook to his Grace the Duke of Argyle, &c
• Accomplished housewife
• Compleat city and country cook

People / Organizations

• Charles Carter (Author)
• Charles Hitch ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for Charles Hitch in Pater-noster Row; Stephen Austen in Newgate-street, and John Hinton in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCCXLIX. [1749] The third edition, revised and much improved by a gentlewoman; many years housekeeper to an eminent merchant in the City of London.; ..

Publication year

1749

ESTC No.

T123911

Grub Street ID

174214

Description

vii,[1],363,[1]p.,plates ; 8°.