The Book of Ices: Including Cream and Water Ices, Sorbets, Mousses, Iced Souffles, and Various Iced Dishes

An early revised edition of a scarce cookery book on ice dishes, the first to be written by Victorian celebrity chef Agnes Marshall. The Book of Ices: Including Cream and Water Ices, Sorbets, Mousses, Iced Souffles, and Various Iced Dishes, the revised and enlarged edition of a scarce cookery book, the first to be written by Victorian celebrity chef Agnes B. Marshall. Believed to have been published in 1900, first published in 1885.In the publisher's original blue cloth, with numerous in-text illustrations.Contains publisher's original advertisements to the front end papers and final leaves.Her first cookery book, Marshall introduces us ice-cream recipes, as well as her Patent Freezer, which reportedly could freeze a pint of ice cream in five minutes. Despite having been largely forgotten after her death, she was one of the most prominent cooks of Victorian Britain, popularising ice cream in the country, nicknamed the 'Queen of Ices', and inspiring the future Elizabeth David. In the publisher's original blue cloth. Externally, fading to the spine and patches to boards. Slight edgewear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Faint offsetting to end papers, and a small closed tear to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with mild age toning and the odd sign of browning. Good.…