Key to Cooking

A smart first edition of this very scarce cookery guide from British cooking expert Josephine Terry, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Very scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A comprehensive cookery book in which are to be found recpes for almost all familiar or well-known dishes, from grilled salmon to hot cross buns. Intended to guide the reader to produce a tasty and attractive dish in the least amount of time for the most economical outcome. Includes a culinary dictionary, guides to utensils, and commentary on the nutritional value of foods. Written by Josephine Terry, a British cookery expert who was the wartime cookery expert for The Daily Mirror and later hosted a British cooking advice television show which aired from 1946 to 1947 on the BBC called Josephine Terry's Kitchen. As each episode was aired live they no longer exist, methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used very rarely by the BBC until around 1953–1955. With an essay by Rose Simmonds, a British food writer. Decorations by Joy Batchelor, an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed.