The art of cookery, made plain and easy
Subtitle: which far exceeds any thing of the kind yet published ... to which are added, by way of appendix, one hundred and fifty new and useful receip[t]s, and a copious index
By: by a lady.
Contributors: Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The ninth edition.
Publisher: Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, T. Caslon, T. Durham, and W. Nicoll
Published: 1765
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Cookery, English -- Early works to 1800
Notes: Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ B-2C⁸ D⁴.
LC copy imperfect: P. 1 (leaf B1) and last leaf of index (2D4) wanting.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) I. How to roast and boil to perfection every thing necessary to be sent up to table; title: II. Of made-dishes; title: III. How expensive a French cook's sauce is; title: IV. To make a number of pretty little dishes for a supper or side-dish, and little corner-dishes for a great table; title: V. To dress fish; title: VI. Of soops and broths; title: VII. Of puddings; title: VIII. Of pies; title: IX. For a Lent dinner, a number of good dishes, which may be made use of at any other time; title: X. Directions to prepare proper food for the sick; title: XI. For captains of ships, how to make all useful dishes for a voyage, and setting out a table on board on board a ship; title: XII. Of hogs puddings, sausages, &c.; title: XIII. To pot and make hams, &c.; title: XIV. Of pickling; title: XV. Of making cakes, &c.; title: XVI. Of cheesecakes, creams, jellies, whipt syllabubs, &c.; title: XVII. Of made wines, brewing, French bread, muffins, &c.; title: XVIII. Jarring cherries and preserves, &c.; title: XIX. To make anchovies, vermicella, catchup, vinegar, and to keep artichokes, French beans, &c.; title: XX. Of distilling; title: XXI. How to market, the season of the year for butcher's meat, poultry, fish, herbs, roots, and fruit; title: XXII. A certain cure for the bite of a mad dog by Dr. Mead; title: XXIII. A receipt to keep clear from buggs.