The house-keeper's pocket-book and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. With plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes on five or ten, &c. and directions for ranging them in their proper order. To which is prefix'd, Such a copious and useful bill of fare of all manner of provisions in season for every month of the year, that ... need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety of dishes, at a moderate expence. with directions for making all sorts of wings, mead, cyder, shrub, &c. and distilling strong-waters, &c. after the most approv'd method. ... with many excellent prescriptions, of singular [remedy] in most distempers incident to the human body; extracted from the writings of the most eminent physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire

People / Organizations

• Sarah Harrison (Author)
• Richard Ware I ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for R. Ware, at the Bible and Son in Amen-Corner Warwick-lane, 1763. The third edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons.; ..

Publication year

1743

ESTC No.

T190829

Grub Street ID

225927

Description

[8],268,[12]p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Following imprint (in square brackets): Price 2s. 6d.