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The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy
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This kitchen staple written by the English author Hannah Glasse in 1747 remained a bestseller in North America and Europe for over a century. Take a trip back in time to learn how to boil, fry, roast and make sauces, hashes, ragouts, and fricassees and all the necessary cooking skills in between.
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- Original Publisher
- Date of publication
- 1747
- ISBN
- 1903018889
Recommended by
Glyn Hughes
Food historian
This hugely popular cookbook went through 26 editions in its day. Mrs Glasse, though, found herself in debtor's prison when her dressmaking business went bankrupt and she had to sell the copyright to her cookery book. It is famous for the line "Hare Soup. First catch your hare...", but these words occur in no edition I can find.
Peter Ross
Culinary librarian
Although much was stolen from other writers the characterful voice of Hannah Glasse shines through - Try to see the beautiful first edition which was a folio volume (facsimile produced by Prospect books too)
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