The British Cookery Book

A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

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1864Published
J. H. Walsh (ed.), collected by a committee of ladiesAuthor
984Chapters
870Pages on this site

J. H. Walsh, author of the Manual of Domestic Economy, edited this British Cookery Book for George Routledge & Sons around 1864, from receipts in daily use by private families — collected by a committee of ladies, uniting a good style with economy.

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This site reproduces the complete text of the original 1864 edition, digitized page by page from the original printing. The book is in the public domain.

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