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

Comparative Value of Food

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Comparative Value of Food

mankind have now found out the precise alimentary value of most kinds of food, and have priced them accordingly. Yet this is not always the…

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