Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Lea
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"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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About this eBook
| Author | Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott), 1793-1858 |
|---|---|
| Title | Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers |
| Credits | Produced by Steve Schulze and Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Cooking, American |
| Subject | Formulas, recipes, etc. |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 9101 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-09101-3 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 654 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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