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Philip Harben

Born

in Fulham, London, The United Kingdom

October 17, 1906

Died

April 27, 1970

Genre

Cookbooks

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Philip Harben’s parents were on the stage, in the days when the professional classes were able to employ servants, and he spent much time in the kitchen during his formative years when his parents (Hubert Harben, Mary Jerrold) were away on tour.
He thus learnt a great deal about cooking by observation and rule of thumb, and could scramble eggs and make mayonnaise long before he could read Thucydides or solve a quadratic equation.
There were times, too, when - it being cook's half day - he would cook for himself and even for his parents (garlic forbidden) when they came home late after the show. Philip Harben took up cooking and catering professionally in 1938, was appointed director of a large industrial catering company in 1945, and formed h ...more

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	The Way To Cook, Or Common Sense In The Kitchen 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1945	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traditional Dishes of Britain 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1953	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Zealand Lamb: helpful hints it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philip Harben's Count Down Cookery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The tools of cookery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grammar of Cookery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1960	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cooking Quickly 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philip Harben's Cookery Encyclopaedia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Best Dishes From Europe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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