Mrs Beetons Everyday Cookery And Housekeeping Book
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Mrs Beetons Everyday Cookery And Housekeeping Book
$95.00
Mrs. Beeton's Everyday Cookery Book is a comprehensive and practical Victorian-era guide to cooking and household management, often appearing as a revised, more accessible version of her original, monumental work, Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861).
📖 Key Features
* Practical Focus: The book's primary purpose is to provide reliable, clear instructions for preparing, dressing, and serving a wide variety of everyday family meals.
* Structured Recipes: It is famous for its innovative, standardized format, which lists the ingredients, quantities, preparation method, number of servings, and sometimes the cost for each recipe.
* Beyond Recipes: While centered on cookery, the volume often includes essential housekeeping advice, covering topics like table setting, menus, and kitchen management, reflecting the expectations for a Victorian mistress or cook.
* Accessibility: Later editions, such as the Everyday Cookery Book, aimed to be a more user-friendly and sometimes less expensive resource for a broader middle-class audience than the massive Household Management.
This book cemented Mrs. Isabella Beeton's legacy as one of the most famous and influential cookery writers in British history.