Kidder’s Receipts of Pastry and Cooking for the Use of His Scholars: An Eighteenth Century Recipe Book

by Jessica Myth on 2010/01/31

41HAKENPZYL. SL160  Kidders Receipts of Pastry and Cooking for the Use of His Scholars: An Eighteenth Century Recipe Book

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Reprinted from an engraved copperplate version of the original edition of 1740, advertised on the title pages as 'For the use of his scholars', and really intended, in the editor's view, as a handbook for the professional cook or trainee chef engaged in large-scale catering rather than for domestic use. Jane Jakeman sets the book in its historical context, pointing out that unlike Hannah Glasse's cookery book (1747), which was intended for the general household ('Ev... More >>

Kidder's Receipts of Pastry and Cooking for the Use of His Scholars: An Eighteenth Century Recipe Book

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