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

Sect. 2.-Miscellaneous Cookery Receipts

1 page in this part of The British Cookery Book.

Sect. 2.-Miscellaneous Cookery Receipts To Boil Eggs

1120. Boil some water in a small saucepan; put in the eggs carefully with a spoon, taking the time by a clock or watch; boil for two…

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