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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-139780752442891
eBay Product ID (ePID)88703141
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicEducation
GenreCookbooks
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles Elme Francatelli
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Width125 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorCharles Elme Francatelli
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- 17 Jan, 2024
'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-owned
- 05 Jan, 2017
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-owned
- 25 Aug, 2021
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-owned
- 30 Oct, 2022
What goes around comes again
Interesting my 97 year old mother recognizes some of the recipesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Dec, 2019
Lovely book great value great condition
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Dec, 2024
Little Xmas present which will appeal. G...
Little Xmas present which will appeal. Good copyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Sep, 2018
The most wonderful book
The most wonderful book. We saw it in Thomas Hardy's House.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jun, 2022
Good
InterestingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jun, 2016
Very nice "histoical" book
A trip in the days of grand cooking for simple people by a graet chefVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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