The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook; Being a Full and Clear Display of the Art of Cookery in all it's Branches

The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook; Being a Full and Clear Display of the Art of Cookery in all it's Branches; Containing Proper Directions for Dressing all Kind's of Butcher's Meat, Poultry, Game, Fish, &tc. The Method of Preparing all the Varieties of Soups, Hashes, and made Dishes. The Whole Art of Confectionary, Pickling. Preserving, &tc. the Making and Keeping in Perfection British Wines; and Proper Rules for Brewing Malt Liquor for Large or Small Families To Which is Added The Complete Art of Carving, Illustrated with Engravings, Explaining by References, the Manner in which Young Practitioners may acquit themselves at Table with Elegance and Ease. Also, Bills of Fare for Every Month in the Year. The Manner of Decorating a Table, displayed by Copper Plates. Directions for Marketing, The Observations of Culinary Poisons, and The Management of the Kitchen and Fruit Garden. Leather bound, front board detached and marbled feps missing, rear board split down hinge and coming away at the bottom. Gilt title to spine. Complete text-block plus several other contemporary recipes from newspaper either loose or written in ink to first few pages. Some foxing, binding tight.…