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

And the Alimentary Value of Food

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And the Alimentary Value of Food

15. By the former of these terms is understood the cost of any article of food in the regular market, while the latter refers to its good…

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