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A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes - Elme Francatelli, Charles

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    'My object in writing this little book is to show you how you may prepare and cook your daily food, so as to obtain from it the greatest amount of nourishment at the least possible expense; and thus, by skill and economy, add, at the same time, to your comfort and to your comparative slender means.' First published in 1852, Charles Elme Francatelli's Plain Cookbook for the Working Classes features 241 recipes suitable for small budgets. From the simple art of boiling potatoes to the more advanced Pumpkin Porridge, each recipe is described in detail by Francatelli to ensure a delicious dish every meal time. With recipes ranging from Sheep's Head Broth to A Pudding made of Small Birds, Francatelli ably instructs even the most impoverished homemaker on how to prepare meals on a small budget. Accompanied by contemporary advertisements, this collection intends that 'your families may be well fed, and your homes made comfortable,' with its handy hints for meals and cures for common ailments.

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    T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
    ISBN-13
    9780752442891
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    88703141

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    Book Title
    A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
    Number of Pages
    160 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2007
    Topic
    Education
    Genre
    Cookbooks
    Type
    Textbook
    Author
    Charles Elme Francatelli
    Format
    Hardcover

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    198 mm
    Item Width
    125 mm

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    United Kingdom
    Title_Author
    Charles Elme Francatelli

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      • 'Let them eat offal'

        As a piece of political/economic history it tells us how little has changed in the attitudes of the 'comfortably off' to the poor and to poverty itself. Completely tone-deaf to any hint of irony. Jolly advice from the corpulent to the starving. Praise indeed to the ordinary folk of the times from whom these 'make do' meals where pillaged by the author. A curiosity I enjoyed reading and I will be making Barley water.

        Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: momox_uk

      • A fascinating read

        This book is a fascinating read as it covers a wide variety of recipes from an era that is long since passed. By example, there are many recipes for all kinds of meat products that we (mostly) nowadays would turn our noses up at and refuse to eat. The only concern I would express is "authenticity" because this book was not produced as a record of what "poor people" were cooking and eating, rather it's a book of what a "rich person" thinks the poor people should be cooking and eating. This makes me wonder if part of the motivation for the book is good old Victorian social engineering.

        Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goldstonebooksuk

      • A feast of times gone bye...

        A great insight into what we used to eat in yesteryear,with intrigueing recipes that are still cookable today..

        Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: baham_books

      • What goes around comes again

        Interesting my 97 year old mother recognizes some of the recipes

        Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: webuybooks

      • Lovely book great value great condition

        Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: greener_books_london