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

An Excellent Way of Boiling Cabbage

2 pages in this part of The British Cookery Book.

An Excellent Way of Boiling Cabbage

682. Having trimmed the cabbage, and washed it well in cold water (examine the leaves to see that no insects are lurking among them), cut…

An Excellent Way of Boiling Cabbage: Mushrooms

MUSHROOMS. 692. TO STEW BROWN.-Peel the mushrooms, and cut off the end of the stalk, then cut them into four or six, according to their…

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