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Brooks, Catharine. The complete English cook; or Prudent housewife. Being an entire new collection of the most genteel, yet least expensive receipts in every branch of cookery and good housewisery. Viz, roasting, boiling, stewing, ragoos, soups, sauces, fricaseys, pies, tarts, puddings, cheesecakes, custards, jelies, potting candying, collaring pickling, preserving, preserving, made wines, &c. together with the art of marketting. And directions for placing dishes on table for entertainments: adorned with proper cuts. And many other things equally necesary. The whole made easy to the meanest capacity and far me useful to young beginners than any book of the kind ever yet published. By Catharine Brooks of Red-Lyon-Street. To which is added, the physical director; being near two hundred safe and certain receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to the human body. Also the whole art of clear-starching, ironing, &c. The second edition, with the addition of a great variety of made dishes, &c.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 13116, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/13116. Accessed 2024-05-03.

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  author={Brooks,Catharine},
  year={1767},
  title={The complete English cook; or Prudent housewife. Being an entire new collection of the most genteel, yet least expensive receipts in every branch of cookery and good housewisery. Viz, roasting, boiling, stewing, ragoos, soups, sauces, fricaseys, pies, tarts, puddings, cheesecakes, custards, jelies, potting candying, collaring pickling, preserving, preserving, made wines, &c. together with the art of marketting. And directions for placing dishes on table for entertainments: adorned with proper cuts. And many other things equally necesary. The whole made easy to the meanest capacity and far me useful to young beginners than any book of the kind ever yet published. By Catharine Brooks of Red-Lyon-Street. To which is added, the physical director; being near two hundred safe and certain receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to the human body. Also the whole art of clear-starching, ironing, &c. The second edition, with the addition of a great variety of made dishes, &c.},
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