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.-the Rich Man's Superfluities

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Sect. 2.-the Rich Man's Superfluities

BOILINGS. 1172. The cook should be charged to save the boilings of every piece of meat, ham, tongue, &c., however salt; as it is easy to…

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