Mrs Dalgairns's Kitchen: Rediscovering the Practice of Cookery Volume 254

When The Practice of Cookery first appeared in Edinburgh and London editions in 1829, reviewers hailed it as one of the best cookbooks available. Both a history of the seminal cookbook and a guide for readers and cooks today, Mrs Dalgairns's Kitchen offers an intimate look at the tastes and smells of an early nineteenth-century kitchen.

About the author

Mary F. Williamson is a culinary historian and a collector of early cookbooks. She lives in Toronto.

Summary

When The Practice of Cookery first appeared in Edinburgh and London editions in 1829, reviewers hailed it as one of the best cookbooks available. Both a history of the seminal cookbook and a guide for readers and cooks today, Mrs Dalgairns's Kitchen offers an intimate look at the tastes and smells of an early nineteenth-century kitchen.

Product details

• Assisted by: Mary F. Williamson (Editor)
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780228005339
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00533-9
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 43 mm
• Weight: 1429 g
• Series: Carleton Library Series; Carleton Library
• Subject: Guides > Food & drink > General, dictionaries, tables