The practical cook, English and foreign: containing a great variety of old receipts, improved and re-modelled, and many original receipts in English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Dutch, American, Swiss, and Indian cookery; with copious d

Language: English. Approximately 562 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1845. A culinary work of broad documentary interest, bringing together revised old recipes and an important series of original preparations covering English cookery and several European and extra-European traditions. The volume also offers practical guidance on selecting provisions, setting the table, serving small and large dinners, and managing a cellar. A representative account of the culinary customs of the mid-nineteenth century, appreciated as much for its content as for the diversity of its sources and influences. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.