The house-Keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With plain and easy Instructions for preparing, and dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. And Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. To which is prefix'd, Such a copious and useful Bill of Fare of all manner of Provisions in Season for every Month of the Year, that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety of Dishes, at a moderate Expence. With Directions for making all Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Method. And Directions for managing and breeding Poultry to Advantage. Concluding with many excellent Prescriptions, of singular Efficacy in most Distempers incident to the Human Body; extracted from the Writings of the most eminent Physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. To which is added, Easy Tables of sums, ready cast up, from one farthing to a pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetick. Also tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 and half, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year.
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Harrison, Sarah. The house-Keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With plain and easy Instructions for preparing, and dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. And Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. To which is prefix'd, Such a copious and useful Bill of Fare of all manner of Provisions in Season for every Month of the Year, that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety of Dishes, at a moderate Expence. With Directions for making all Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Method. And Directions for managing and breeding Poultry to Advantage. Concluding with many excellent Prescriptions, of singular Efficacy in most Distempers incident to the Human Body; extracted from the Writings of the most eminent Physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. To which is added, Easy Tables of sums, ready cast up, from one farthing to a pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetick. Also tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 and half, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 7429, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/7429. Accessed 2024-11-24.
Harrison, Sarah. The house-Keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With plain and easy Instructions for preparing, and dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. And Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. To which is prefix'd, Such a copious and useful Bill of Fare of all manner of Provisions in Season for every Month of the Year, that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety of Dishes, at a moderate Expence. With Directions for making all Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Method. And Directions for managing and breeding Poultry to Advantage. Concluding with many excellent Prescriptions, of singular Efficacy in most Distempers incident to the Human Body; extracted from the Writings of the most eminent Physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. To which is added, Easy Tables of sums, ready cast up, from one farthing to a pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetick. Also tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 and half, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. London: Richard Ware, 1751.
Harrison , S. (1751). The house-keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. with plain and easy instructions for preparing, and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. and directions for ranging them in their proper order. to which is prefix'd, such a copious and useful bill of fare of all manner of provisions in season for every month of the year, that no person need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety of dishes, at a moderate expence. with directions for making all sorts of wines, mead, cyder, shrub, &c. and distilling strong-waters, &c. after the most approved method. and directions for managing and breeding poultry to advantage. concluding with many excellent prescriptions, of singular efficacy in most distempers incident to the human body; extracted from the writings of the most eminent physicians. by mrs. sarah harrison, of devonshire. the fifth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. to which is added, easy tables of sums, ready cast up, from one farthing to a pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetick. also tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 and half, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. London: Richard Ware.
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