THE COOK'S ORACLE, CONTAINING RECEIPTS FOR PLAIN COOKERY, ON THE MOST ECONOMICAL PLAN FOR PRIVATE FAMILIES Containing also a Complete System of Cookery for Catholic families Being the result of actual experiments instituted in the kitchen of William Kitchiner, MD A New Edition

Later edition, first published, 1817, with title 'Apicius redivivus; or, The Cook's Oracle'. Crown 8vo (7 x 4.5 ins); pp [vii], 8-424, lacking all before the titlepage, which is foxed, as are following pages and also pages towards the back. Rebound in modern dark brown cloth with spine in calf, title lettering blocked in gilt on spine. 'In the United Kingdom, the origin of the crisp is attributed to Kitchiner, with The Cook's Oracle including the earliest known recipe. Unlike most food writers of the time he cooked the food himself, washed up afterwards, and performed all the household tasks he wrote about. He travelled around with his portable cabinet of taste, a folding cabinet containing his mustards and sauces. He was also the creator of Wow-Wow sauce. - People Pill website.