The family magazine. In two parts. Part I. Containing useful directions on all the branches of house-keeping ... Part II. Containing a compendious body of physick.

Date:
1747
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The family magazine. In two parts. Part I. Containing useful directions on all the branches of house-keeping ... Part II. Containing a compendious body of physick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    iv The PREFACE. or dale, young or old ; and this with regard not only to Poulterers-ware, as Water-fowl, Land-fowl, Hares, Rab¬ bets, &c. but alfo Directions for curing the Diftempers incident to Poultry, and likewife how to feed and manage all Kinds of Birds for the Table: Together with eafy Rules to know the bed Sorts of Butchers-meat, as Pork, Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal; alfo Bacon, Hams, Venifon: Fish of all Sorts; and even Butter, Eggs, Cheefe, &e. 2. ’The Myftery of the Fruiterers, diewing the mod approved ways to gather, keep, and order all Sorts of Fruit, native or foreign, throughout all Seafons of the 1 Year ; and how to judge of their Goodnefs. 3. The Terms of Art ufed in Carving, and Inflections to carve according to thofe 1 erms. 4. An ample Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year, with ready Mefles for Suppers, &c. 5. Directions and Schemes for placing the Diflies on the Table, with the Regalia for a Side-board, &c. 6. Sundry Kinds of Sauces and Garnifh. 7. A great Number of choice Receipts in the feveral Branches of Cookery ; as how to drefs (in every Shape of Preparation for the Table) all Sorts of Pculterers- wcireBeef, MLulton, Pig, Pork, Lama, Teal, Venifon, Hams, ’Tongues, and Fish of all Sorts, each under its proper Head. 8. Practical Inflections in the Arts of Pastry ; including all Sorts of Pyes, Padies, Puddens, Cakes, Cuflards, Cheefe-cakes, Florendines, See. 9. The Art of Pickling ; which gives proper Rules for that Work, in all Sorts of Flejh and Fijh ufually pickled, as well as Fruit, Berries, Plants, See. 10. The Complete Confectioner; containing Dire¬ ctions for preferring, candying and drying all Sorts of Fruit; as alfo how to make all Kinds of Creams, fellies. Syrups, Marmalades, Conferees, &c. adapted as well for Health as Delight; to which is prefixed, The Art of boiling and managing Sugar, for the fevera. Ufes of the Confectionary,