- Paperback: 286 pages
- Publisher: General Books LLC (2 Aug 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1458874354
- ISBN-13: 978-1458874351
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1786. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Lettuces Cardoons Thyme Cresses Forced Aspara- All sorts of Pot All sorts of small gus herbs Sallad FRUIT. Apples Services Hazel-nuts Pears Chestnuts Grapes Medlars Walnuts Directions for a Grand Table. JANUARY being a month when entertainments are most used, and most wanted, from that motive I have drawn my dinner at that season of the year, and hope it will be of service to my worthy friends; not that I have the least pretenfion to confine any Lady to such a particular number ox dishes, but to choose out of them what number they please; being all in' season, and most of them to be got without much difficulty ; as I from long experience cantell what a troublesome task it is to make a bill of fare to be in propriety, and not to have two things of the fame kind; and being defirous of rendering it easy for the future, have made it my study to set out the dinner in as elegant a manner as lies in my power, and in the modern taste; but finding I could not express myscif to beunderstood by young house-keepers,in placing the dishes upon the table, obliged me to have two copper-plates; as I am very unwilling to leave even the weakest capacity in the dark, being my greatest study to render my whole work work both plain and easy. As to French cooks and old experienced house-keepers, they have no occafion for my assistance, it is not from them I look for any applause. I have not engraved a copper-plate for a third course, or a cold colla- tion, for that generally confists of things extra- vagant; but I have endeavoured to set out a dessert of sweetmeats, which the industrious house-keeper may lay up in summer at a small expence, and when added to what little fruit is • then in season, will make a pretty appearance after the cloth is drawn, and be entertaining to the ...
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Mrs. Raffald (1733-1781) was an unusual and energetic entrepreneur. Not only was she a brilliant cook and housekeeper (she worked in several households, the last of which, Arley Hall in Cheshire, was where she met and married the gardener, John Raffald), but she also ran a successful shop and catering business in Manchester, compiled the first street directory there, started the first servant's registry, used newspaper advertising to some effect to publicise her various businesses, and ran the King's Head in Salford while coping with a family of daughters and a profligate husband. At the King's Head she started compiling recipes, training young ladies and eventually published her book which was an instant success. Queen Victoria passed off several of her receipts as her own, and countless family recipe books include at least some of them. Roy Shipperbottom was born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1930 and died in Laon, France in just before the publication of Southover's edition of The Experienced English Housekeeper for which he provided the introduction. He pursued careers in building, bookbinding and academia, retiring as a senior lecturer in humanities from North Manchester College in 1982. By that time, the history of food had become his main interest and Elizabeth Raffald, his passion. He spent twenty years researching her life and work from sources in Lancashire and Yorkshire and at Arley Hall where she was housekeeper.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first came across this book about six years ago and it has opened my eyes not only to the entire history of food in Britain but also to the social history of eighteenth century life. As Mrs Raffald spent a great part of her life in Manchester which is my home town it also has a fascination in being able to pinpoint where she lived and worked all those years ago. Although many of her recipes would be difficult to replicate today there is still something of a challenge in attempting the simpler ones. As yet I have baulked at the idea of reproducing her recipe for Yorkshire Goose Pie which contains apart from the eponymous goose, a turkey, two ducks, six woodcock, seven pounds of butter and no less than twenty four pounds of flour - Delia Smith eat your heart out! From the historian's viewpoint this is an important and thoroughly factual bedrock of Georgian traditions and fads; from the point of view of the average reader it is a highly unusual yet entertaining account of our forebear's gastronomic excesses.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Great Book Made Illegible
25 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a straight optical scan of the version available for free on Google Books. While optical scans of old books are tricky, it's obvious that no care was taken to proof this book before it was printed. Some occasional spelling mistakes are forgivable; whole sections out of order, huge blocks of white space, and paragraphs broken up into multiple pages are not - especially when you're charging over $30. There is a disclaimer about the scan quality in the book itself, but it would have been nice to see that on Amazon as well so an informed purchase could be made.
On the whole, you're better off downloading the book free from Google Books (it's public domain), and printing off a copy for yourself. Let the buyer beware!
On the whole, you're better off downloading the book free from Google Books (it's public domain), and printing off a copy for yourself. Let the buyer beware!
My copy was nice!
25 July 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I ordered this remarkable little book; the copy I received does not have any of the problems mentioned in the other review. It presents all the content neatly and legibly.
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