English Housewifry by Elizabeth Moxon
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"English Housewifry" by Elizabeth Moxon is a comprehensive cookery manual from the mid-18th century. The book provides a wealth of information on domestic tasks, particularly focusing on cookery, with over four hundred and fifty recipes well organized into various categories. This work serves as a practical guide for mistresses of households and lower women servants, detailing recipes and techniques for preparing an array of soups, cakes, pickles, and other culinary delights, while
emphasizing health and frugality. At the start of "English Housewifry," the author outlines the purpose of the book, presenting it as the result of thirty years of experience in the culinary arts. The initial chapters introduce several recipes, beginning with instructions for soups such as vermicelly soup and cucumber soup, and continuing to elaborate on specific preparation methods and garnishing techniques. Moxon clearly aims to educate her readers on the art of cooking, providing not only recipes but also insights into bill of fare production and the arrangement of dishes for presentation. Each entry is methodical, catering to both novice and experienced cooks alike, and reflects the culinary practices of her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Moxon, Elizabeth |
|---|---|
| Title |
English Housewifry Exemplified in above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts Giving Directions for most Parts of Cookery |
| Alternate Title | English Housewifery |
| Note | Produced from page images available from Biblioteca de la Universitat de Barcelona, at www.bib.ub.es/grewe/showbook.pl?gw58 |
| Credits | Produced by David Starner, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Scans from Biblioteca de la Universitat de Barcelona |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Menus -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 10072 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-10072-2 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 635 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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