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Modern cookery for private families — Eliza Acton

Modern cookery for private families

Eliza Acton

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 1007 pages

Modern Cookery for Private Families is a classic 19th-century English cookbook by Eliza Acton, first published in 1845. It offers practical recipes and advice on household cooking, emphasising economy, nutrition and the reduction of waste. It is worth listening to for its glimpse into Victorian domestic life and early food writing.

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Contents

  1. MODERN COOKERY FOR PRIVATE FAMILIES
  2. PREFACE.
  3. VOCABULARY OF TERMS,
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  5. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS.
  6. CHAPTER I.
  7. CHAPTER II.
  8. CHAPTER III.
  9. CHAPTER IV.
  10. CHAPTER V.
  11. CHAPTER VI.
  12. CHAPTER VII.
  13. CHAPTER VIII.
  14. CHAPTER IX.
  15. CHAPTER X.
  16. CHAPTER XI.
  17. CHAPTER XII.
  18. CHAPTER XIII.
  19. CHAPTER XIV.
  20. CHAPTER XV.
  21. CHAPTER XVI.
  22. CHAPTER XVII.
  23. CHAPTER XVIII.
  24. CHAPTER XIX.
  25. CHAPTER XX.
  26. CHAPTER XXI.
  27. CHAPTER XXII.
  28. CHAPTER XXIII.
  29. CHAPTER XXIV.
  30. CHAPTER XXV.

and 9 more chapters

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