January, 2010

A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes

January 13th, 2010

The book is about the same hight as my mobile phone

The book is about the same hight as my mobile phone

What a title! This book from 1852, is filled with some joyful and simple recipies from how to cook rice to baked cod’s head and toast water.  It takes many aspects of a healthy diet into consideration, including cost and the social value of making something a little more special that normal.
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