The British Cookery Book

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

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Management of the Fire

102. The fire for frying should be clear of black coals, and consequently of blaze, but only just burnt up; and there should be a good light above, for the cook to judge by the eye of the progress of her cookery. Care must, of course, be taken not to set fire to the fat.

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