Three Cookery Books: One Hundred and One Methods of Cooking Poultry with Hints on Selection, trussing, and Carving; Savouries and Sweets Suitable for luncheons and Dinners; Breakfast Dishes for Every Morning of Three Months

A scarce later edition set of these cookery book by Miss Allen and Aunt Chloe, presenting various savoury and sweet dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Three pocket sized volumes filled with many recipes and techniques. Each volume is a scarce later edition.Including a book by Aunt Chloe detailing the various ways one can cook poultry, with hints on selecting, carving, and trussing. The second edition of 1888. Looking at all various types of poultry such as chicken, ducks, geese, and more.A charming cookery book by Miss M. L. Allen, containing various recipes ideal for lunch and dinner. The twenty seventh edition of 1900. In two parts: 'Savouries' with recipes such as tongue squares, iced parmesan pyramids, chicken creams, and Scot woodcock; and 'Sweets,' with classics such as the Christmas pudding, lemon dumplings, and cheese cakes, as well as more unusual desserts such as rice snowballs or an excellent German pudding.And Miss M. L. Allen's recipe book for breakfast dishes. The twenty fourth edition of 1915. Containing various breakfast recipes and including a detailed menu for breakfast for six people every day for three months.Each volume is in the original publisher's wraps and contains various leaves of advertisements. In the original publisher's illustrated wraps. Externally sound with some shelf wear and some significant loss to the spine to Savouries and Sweets volume, as well as a minor loss to the spine to the other volumes. With a damp stain to the rear wrap which caused minor chipping to the Savouries and Sweets volume, and some minor handling marks to the front and rear wraps of Breakfast Dishes. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean though slightly tone aged, as usual due to the type of paper used and with the occasional minor odd spotting. With some loss to the gutters to the last few leaves due to possible damp damage, affecting minor parts of the text of the Savouries and Sweets book, which has a blank page tipped in to page 96 to stop the damage from spreading to the front pages. Good.…