A Practical Cookery Book for Everyday Use
Containing Traditional and Regional Recipes suited to Modern Tastes contributed by English Men and Women between 1399 and 1932 and edited by
Florence White (‘Mary Evelyn’)
Founder of the English Folk Cookery Association Member of the American Home Economics Association Practical Cook (English, American and French Cookery)
Note
The cloth in which this book is bound is fast to light, is washable, and may be cleaned with petrol or benzine.
‘The cookery of a nation is just as much part of its customs and traditions as are its laws and language.’
P. Morton Shand, A Book of Food, 1929