The confectioner : containing the method of making all sorts of preserves, lozenges, ornamental cakes, ices, liqueurs, and gum-paste ornaments. Sugar-boiling, and comfit making / by George Read.

  • Read, George.
Date:
[1860?]
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Credit: The confectioner : containing the method of making all sorts of preserves, lozenges, ornamental cakes, ices, liqueurs, and gum-paste ornaments. Sugar-boiling, and comfit making / by George Read. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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