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The compleat English gardener: or, gardening made perfectly easy: containing, full and plain directions for the proper management of the flower, fruit, and kitchen gardens, for every Month in the Year. The whole laid down in so plain aad easy a Manner, that all who are ... of managing a Garden, may do it effectually, without any other Instructions whatever. To which is added, the compleat bee-master ; or, Best Method of managing Bees, both for Profit and Pleasure. Together with the whole Art of breeding and rearing Fowls, Ducks, Gbese, Turkies, Pigeons, and Rabbets. Likewise plain instructions for destroying vermin, particularly such as infest House, Gardens, Dairies, Barns, Bees Poultry, Rules to judge of the Weather, and several other Articles equally useful, &c. &c. By Samuel Cooke, Gardener, At Orrton in Wiltshire; Who has practised Gardening, thro' all its branches, in many counties, upwards of Forty Years.
Cooke, Samuel.Date: [1780?]- Books
10 luscious new cakes made by Spry's amazing new one-bowl method : no butter needed : it's easy now to get lighter, more delicious cakes - even if you're short on sugar says Aunt Jenny / [Lever Brothers Company].
Lever Brothers Company.Date: [1945?]- Books
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A treatise on nervous diseases / by John Cooke.
Cooke, John, 1756-1838.Date: 1820[-1823]- Books
Questions and answers about Heinz strained foods : their uses, preparation and comparison with ordinary methods / H. J. Heinz Co. Ltd.
H.J. Heinz Company.Date: [between 1930 and 1939?]- Books
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Bradshaw's valuable family jewel: or, the complete house-wife. Being a store-house of such Curious Matters, as all ought to be acquainted with, who intend to spend their Lives either Pleasant or Profitable. containing all that relates to cookery, pastry, pickling, preserving, wine making, brewing, bread making, marketing, &c. With a great Number of other Necessary Articles, not to be met with in any other Book: Particularly, an Excellent Method for the Management of a Beer-Celler: How to keep Ale, or Beer, always exceeding Fine; and how to restore sour Beer to its first Perfection; which Article has been of the utmost Service to the Purchasers of this book. Likewise, an Excellent Method to preserve a constant Stock of yeast, even in the most scarce Seasons. - In this book is likewise inserted, Mons. Millien's Method of preserving Metels from Rust, such as Guns, Grates, Candle-Sticks, &c. for the Discovery of which, the Parliament of Paris gave Him Ten Thousand Pounds. By Mrs. Penelope Bradshaw, and the late ingenious Mr. Lambart confectioner. To which is added, an appendix. Containing, a very Choice and valuable Collection of well-experienced Practical Family-Receipts in Physick and Surgery. Particularly, Dr. Mead's for the Cure of the Bite of a Mad Dog. Also, Cautions, Rules, and Directions, to be taken and observed in fishing. Likewise, Directions for painting, &c.
Bradshaw, Penelope.Date: [1749]