The Farmer's wife, or, Complete country housewife
Subtitle: containing ... to which is added the art of breeding and managing song birds in general, likewise a variety of receipts in cookery, and other particulars well worthy the attention of women of all ranks residing in the country.
Contributors: Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for Alex. Hogg ...
Published: 1780
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
Subjects: Home economics -- Early works to 1800; Cookery, English -- Early works to 1800; Country life -- England -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Farmer's wife; Complete country housewife
Notes: Signatures: A-L⁶.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) Full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, fowls, geese, ducks, pigeons, &c.; title: Instructions for fattening hogs, pickling of pork, and curing of bacon; title: How to make sausages, hogs-puddings, &c.; title: Full instructions for making wines from varous kinds of English fruits, and from Smyrna raisins; title: The method of making cyder, perry, mead, mum, cherry-brandy, &c.; title: Directions respecting the dairy, containing the best way of making butter, and likewise Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Stilton, sage and cream cheese &c.; title: How to pickle common English fruits and vegetables, with other useful recipes for the country house-keeper; title: Full instructions how to brew beer and ale, of all the various kinds made in this kingdom; title: Ample directions, respecting the management of bees, with an account of the use of honey.