Dedicated 'To the Young Housekeepers of England', Modern Cookery (1845) has advice for novice cooks, very detailed instructions and the author's own 'Observations' as well as lists of ingredients and cooking times - and splendid recipes. It established Eliza Acton as the first modern cookery writer. No jacket. Saffron page edges and silk marker.
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Review:
Eliza Acton's domestic masterpiece on cookery predates even the indefatigable Mrs Beeton, and many consider it to be the better book
--The Bookseller, February 18, 2011
True Foodies will love the Classic Voices in Food Series --Homes & Gardens, June 1, 2011
A jauntily retro orange and burgundy edition from Quadrille is a reminder of just how good Acton was
--Sunday Telegraph {Stella}, May 8, 2011
About the Author:
Elizabeth 'Eliza' Acton (1799 -1859) was an English poet and cook. Elizabeth Ray studied at the London School of Economics and was a social worker in London and Kent for many years. Always interested in domestic and social history, she has written several cookery books and a biography of Alexis Soyer, as well as contributing to such magazines as Homes and Gardens and writing a food column for the Sunday Telegraph. She is the widow of the wine writer Cyril Ray, which whom she wrote Wine with Food.
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- PublisherQuadrille Publishing Ltd
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1844009599
- ISBN 13 9781844009596
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages656
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