Cookery Made Easy; or, The Most plain and practical directions for properly preparing to cook, and for nicely and cleanly cooking and serving up all sorts of provisions. By a Lady. c.1863

A LADY. (Anonymous).

Published by Dean and Son, 11 Ludgate Hill, London:, 1863

About this Item

14th. edn. Dean and Son, 11 Ludgate Hill, London: n.d. c.1863. Small 12mo. brown pressed cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 174pp. frontispiece of the art of trussing, covers worn, contents, apart from a few marks here and there, very good. O.175/6. Previous owner s name on f.f.e.p. E.J. Roberts, Sept. 28th./63. The full title page reads: Cookery Made Easy; or, Plain and Practical Directions for Properly Preparing to Cook, and for Nicely and Cleanly Cooking and Serving-Up All Sorts of Provisions, from a single joint of meat, with vegetables, to the finest seasoned dishes of Poultry, Fish and Game; every necessary direction being given in the most exact and accurate manner, whether for Steaming, Boiling, Roasting, Baking, Frying, Broiling, Stewing, Hashing, or Mincing, also the proper methods of making Plain & Rich Gravies, Sauces, Soups, Broths, &c. To which are added, practical directions for making, and for properly cooking, Pies, Puddings, Tarts, Patties, Custards, & Other Pastry, Pickling, Making Ketchups, &c. The whole written entirely from practice, and combining gentility with economy. By a Lady. and it is obvious in the details that this lady was a knowledgeable cook e.g. the instruction for brining fish for a couple of hours before boiling, also, in winter months to allow time for the fish, if frozen, to thaw completely before brining; on broccoli and cauliflower: When the heads (broccoli) are not nearly of a size, the larger should be put in before the others . Cauliflower should be boiled gently; but broccoli is better done briskly. Redcurrant jellly melted with port and served in a sauce-tureen sounds delicious, better than a blob of jelly on the plate, less trouble than Cumberland Sauce. And so it goes on throughout turning it from modest little volume it appears to be into a complete and highly desirable gem.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cookery Made Easy; or, The Most plain and practical directions for properly preparing to cook, and for nicely and cleanly cooking and serving up all sorts of provisions. By a Lady. c.1863
• Publisher: Dean and Son, 11 Ludgate Hill, London:
• Publication Date: 1863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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