The experienced English house-keeper, for the use and ease of ladies, house-keepers, cooks, &c. Written purely from practice, and dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warbuton, whom the author lately served as house-keeper: Consisting of near nine hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print. Part I. Lemon pickle, browning for all sorts of made dishes, soups, fish, plain meat, game, made dishes both hot and cold, pyes, puddings, &c. Part II. All kinds of confectionary particularly the gold and sliver web for covering of sweet meats, and doss ... of spun sugar with directions to set out a table, in the most elegant manner and in the modern taste; floating islands, fish-ponds, transparent puddings, trifles, whips, &c. Part III. Pickling, potting, and collaring, wines, vinegars, catchups, distilling, with two most valuable receipts, one for refining malt liquors, the other for curing acid wines, and a correct list of every thing in season for every months the year. The tenth edition. With two plans of a grand table of two covers; and a curious new invented fire stove, wherein any common fuel may be burnt instead of charcoal. By Elizabeth Raffald.

  • Raffald, Elizabeth, 1733-1781.
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M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]
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Experienced English housekeeper

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Dublin : Printed by W. Colles, No. 17, Dame-Street, M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]

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327,[11]p.,plates ; 120.

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