| Author |
Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott), 1793-1858 |
| Title |
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Steve Schulze and Distributed Proofreaders
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| Summary |
"Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers" by Elizabeth E. Lea is a comprehensive cookbook and household guide written during the early 19th century. The book serves as a practical resource for young housekeepers, offering a wealth of information on a variety of domestic tasks, particularly focusing on cooking techniques and recipes that are both simple and effective. The opening of the book introduces the author’s motivation for compiling useful cooking receipts and household tips, highlighting her own struggles as a young housekeeper. Lea expresses a desire to provide guidance to others facing similar challenges by gathering practical advice and recipes from experienced individuals and her own experiments in the kitchen. She emphasizes the importance of accurate techniques, beginning with boiling and roasting meats, and lays out detailed instructions on preparing various dishes, from meats and poultry to vegetables and soups, all geared toward making the often overwhelming tasks of domestic life more manageable. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
TX: Technology: Home economics
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| Subject |
Cooking, American
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| Subject |
Formulas, recipes, etc.
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
9101 |
| Release Date |
Oct 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
95 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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