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Title

  • The house-keeper's pocket-book and compleat family cook : containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. : with plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c., and directions for ranging them in their proper order : to which is prefix'd, such a copious and useful bill of fare of all manner of provisions in season for every month of the year ... : with directions for making all sorts of wines, mead, cyder, shrub, &c. and distilling strong-waters, &c. after the most approved method : and directions for managing and breeding poultry to advantage concluding with many excellent prescriptions ...

Names

  • Harrison, Sarah, active 1733-1777.
  • Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for R. Ware ..., 1748.

Headings

  • -  Cooking, English--Early works to 1800
  • -  Formulas, recipes, etc.--Early works to 1800
  • -  Traditional medicine--Early works to 1800
  • -  Money--Tables--Early works to 1800
  • -  Interest--Tables--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Includes index.
  • -  Signatures: A⁴ B-12¹² N⁸ ²A-B⁶.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-02-26 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • iv, [4], 268, [36] p. : ill. ; 18 cm. (12mo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • TX705 .H3 1748

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 75313835

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Harrison, Sarah, Active, and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection. The House-Keeper's Pocket-Book and Compleat Family Cook: Containing Above Seven Hundred Curious and Uncommon Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c.: With Plain and Easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing Every Thing Suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c., and Directions for Ranging Them in Their Proper Order: To Which Is Prefix'd, Such a Copious and Useful Bill of Fare of All Manner of Provisions in Season for Every Month of the Year ...: With Directions for Making All Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. And Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. After the Most Approved Method: And Directions for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage Concluding With Many Excellent Prescriptions. London: Printed for R. Ware, 1748. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/75313835/.

APA citation style:

Harrison, S. & Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection. (1748) The House-Keeper's Pocket-Book and Compleat Family Cook: Containing Above Seven Hundred Curious and Uncommon Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c.: With Plain and Easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing Every Thing Suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c., and Directions for Ranging Them in Their Proper Order: To Which Is Prefix'd, Such a Copious and Useful Bill of Fare of All Manner of Provisions in Season for Every Month of the Year ...: With Directions for Making All Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. And Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. After the Most Approved Method: And Directions for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage Concluding With Many Excellent Prescriptions. London: Printed for R. Ware. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/75313835/.

MLA citation style:

Harrison, Sarah, Active, and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection. The House-Keeper's Pocket-Book and Compleat Family Cook: Containing Above Seven Hundred Curious and Uncommon Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c.: With Plain and Easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing Every Thing Suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c., and Directions for Ranging Them in Their Proper Order: To Which Is Prefix'd, Such a Copious and Useful Bill of Fare of All Manner of Provisions in Season for Every Month of the Year ...: With Directions for Making All Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. And Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. After the Most Approved Method: And Directions for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage Concluding With Many Excellent Prescriptions. London: Printed for R. Ware, 1748. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/75313835/>.