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A Complete System Of Cookery - Softcover

William Verrae

 
9780371399569: A Complete System Of Cookery

Synopsis

A Complete System Of Cookery by William Verral. This 18th?century manual is a comprehensive, French?influenced collection of recipes and practical guidance for building, refining, and serving a full dinner. Structured as a progressive guide, it covers the preparation of broths and soups (bouillon and potages), the making of clear gravies and sauces, and an extensive array of dishes for meats, fowls, game, fish, and desserts. The text presents not only recipes but also prescriptive advice on kitchen organization, utensils, and the etiquette of serving a noble table, including the importance of proper “apparatus” and orderly course management. It reproduces a dialogue between traditional English hospitality and French culinary technique, featuring numerous entries attributed to a master cook named Clouet and a prefatory narrative recounting a cook’s experiments and daily practice in a Lewes inn. The work reads as both a practical cookbook and a snapshot of culinary culture, technique, and cross?cultural exchange in the era’s English kitchens.

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