The modern cook's, and complete housewife's companion. Being the largest and best collection of new receipts for dressing all sorts of meat, fowl, and fish; and for making ragoo's, fricassees, and pastry of all sorts. In a method never before published. With instructions for preparing and ordering publick entertainments for the tables of princes, ambassadors, noblemen, and magistrates: As also the least expensive methods of providing for private families, in a very elegant manner. Adorned with copper plates, exhibiting the order of placing the different dishes, &c. on the table, in the most polite way. To which are prefixed, directions for a house steward. By Mr. Vincent La Chapelle.
- La Chapelle, Vincent.
- Date:
- MDCCLI. [1751]
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About this work
Also known as
Modern cook
Publication/Creation
London : Printed for R. Manby and H.S. Cox, on Ludgate-Hill, MDCCLI. [1751]
Physical description
[4],iv,[1],x-xl,432p.,plates ; 80.
Contributors
Edition
The fourth edition.
References note
ESTC T155091