Experienced English Housekeeper

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Cooking

Authors: Elizabeth Raffald In Year : 1786

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Experienced English Housekeeper

00 - Dedication and Preface
01 - Observations on Soups
02a - Observations on Dressing Fish - Part 1
02b - Observations on Dressing Fish - Part 2
03 - Observations on Roasting and Boiling
04a - Observations on Made Dishes - Part 1
04b - Observations on Made Dishes - Part 2
05 - Observations on Pies
06 - Observations on Puddings
07 - Observations on Making Decorations for a Table
08 - Observations on Preserving
09 - Observations on Drying and Candying
10 - Observations on Creams, Custards and Cheese-cakes
11 - Observations on Cakes
12 - Little Savory Dishes
13 - Observations on Potting and Collaring
14 - Observations on Possets, Gruel, &c
15 - Observations on Wines, Catchup, and Vinegar
16 - Observations on Pickling
17 - Observations on Keeping Garden-Stuff and Fruit
18 - Observations on Distilling
19 - A Correct List of Every Thing in Season in every Month of the Year
20 - Directions for a Grand Table

'Cut a large old hare in small pieces, and put it in a mug with three blades of mace, a little salt, two large onions, one red herring, six morels, half a pint of red wine, three quarts of water, bake it in a quick oven three hours...'. English cooking at its best from eighteenth-century celebrity chef, Elizabeth Raffald. Born in Doncaster, Raffald worked for 15 years as housekeeper in great houses, including that of Lady Elisabeth Warburton at Arley Hall, Cheshire, before setting up as a confectioner and innkeeper in Manchester. The Experienced English Housekeeper was published in 1769 and ran to 13 editions. This reading is from the 10th edition (1786) and includes 900 recipes (or as listeners will discover, receipts). Vegetarians take note, some sections of this book contain large quantities of meat! (Summary by Phil Benson)