The compleat confectioner; or, the art of candying and preserving in its utmost perfection. By the late Mrs. Eales, confectioner to King William and Queen Ann. The third edition. To which is added, a second part: containing a curious collection of receipts in cookery, pickling, family physick, &c. with the best and cheapest methods of brewing all sorts of malt liquors, and preparing sun-dry kinds of excellent made wines, not inferior to the best French; likewise many other pleasant and wholesome drinks, made from our English fruits, as cheap as common small beer.

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Title The compleat confectioner; or, the art of candying and preserving in its utmost perfection. By the late Mrs. Eales, confectioner to King William and Queen Ann. The third edition. To which is added, a second part: containing a curious collection of receipts in cookery, pickling, family physick, &c. with the best and cheapest methods of brewing all sorts of malt liquors, and preparing sun-dry kinds of excellent made wines, not inferior to the best French; likewise many other pleasant and wholesome drinks, made from our English fruits, as cheap as common small beer.
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Signed Author By the late Mrs. Eales
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Self-published No
Volumes
Pagination [8], 100, [2], 103, [1]
Date of Publication 1742
Edition Statement The third edition
Edition Number 3
Date of First Publication 1718
Imprint printed for R. Montagu, at the General Post-Office, the corner of Great Queen-Street, near Drury-Lane.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
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Width (cm)
Price (pound)
Price (shilling) 3
Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 42
Non-UK Price
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Notes ESTC Notes:
"First published in 1718 as 'Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts'."
"The second part, entitled 'A curious collection of receipts in cookery, ..' has a separate titlepage."
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Eales, Mary. The compleat confectioner; or, the art of candying and preserving in its utmost perfection. By the late Mrs. Eales, confectioner to King William and Queen Ann. The third edition. To which is added, a second part: containing a curious collection of receipts in cookery, pickling, family physick, &c. with the best and cheapest methods of brewing all sorts of malt liquors, and preparing sun-dry kinds of excellent made wines, not inferior to the best French; likewise many other pleasant and wholesome drinks, made from our English fruits, as cheap as common small beer.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 21994, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/21994. Accessed 2024-05-05. 

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