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A Plain Cookery Book For The Working Classes
The ultimate guide to feeding the family the Victorian way, by the chief cook to Queen Victoria First published in 1852, this cookbook features 241 recipes suitable for small budgets. From the simple art of boiling potatoes to the more advanced Pumpkin Porridge, each recipe is described in detail to ensure a delicious dish every mealtime. Recipes ranging from Sheep's Head...more
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Plain, fairly easy-to-follow instructions to make basic dishes. Some dishes are still familiar: roast fowl, rice pudding, meat pie. Others sound a bit odd to modern ears: Cocky Leaky, Italian cheese (which is bits of pig and seasonings baked together until spreadable), baked bullock's heart. Some measurements are in Imperial, but others are things like "a pennyworth of mixed pickles", "half-a-gill" of vinegar, or "pieces about the size of a pigeon's egg". In terms of ingredients, bread and herbs...more
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Reading this book in the historical context that it was written for - the mid 1800s - gives a fascinating insight to what it meant to be dirt poor. The recipes waste *nothing* - if you're boiling potatoes, veggies, or meat, use the water to make soup and let everyone fill up on soup.
The whole approach is very different from our 21st century approach as it is a very matter-of-fact "waste not want not... as we can't *afford* to waste any calories or nutrition".
One note for anyone wanting to use on...more
The whole approach is very different from our 21st century approach as it is a very matter-of-fact "waste not want not... as we can't *afford* to waste any calories or nutrition".
One note for anyone wanting to use on...more
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This is a wonderful social history of old Victorian England. The recipies are pretty brutal as are the insights. Still a favourite.
fascinating. I can't believe the ingredients in here that we just dont have access to nowadays!
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