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The British cook's companion : being a collection of four hundred of the newest and best receipts ... : adorned with copper plates, setting forth the manner of placing dishes upon tables : the proper seasons for fish, fowls and rabbets; with bills of fare for every month in the year, receipts for twenty-five different sorts of puddings, and one, excellent for curing the spleen : fitted for the use of all publick and private families

Title
The British cook's companion : being a collection of four hundred of the newest and best receipts ... : adorned with copper plates, setting forth the manner of placing dishes upon tables : the proper seasons for fish, fowls and rabbets; with bills of fare for every month in the year, receipts for twenty-five different sorts of puddings, and one, excellent for curing the spleen : fitted for the use of all publick and private families / by Henry Howard, free cook of London.
Author
Howard, Henry, active 1708.
Publication
London : Printed for R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, J. Knapton, B. Lintot, J. Osborn, A. Bettesworth, B. Sprint, W. Innys, R. Robinson, and A. Ward, 1729.

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Description
[24], 224 p., [3] folded leaves of plates ill.; 17 cm. (8vo)
Subjects
Note
  • Originally published London, 1703, under title: England's newest way in all sorts of cookery, pastry, and all pickles that are fit to be used. Cf. Vicaire, G. Bib. gastronomique, col. 447-448.
  • A reissue, with cancel t.p., of the sheets used for the previous edition, issued under the original title and also called "fifth edition" (London, 1726). Cf. Cagle 762; ESTC (RLIN) T91231.
  • Signatures: A⁸ (±A1) a⁴ B-P⁸.
  • Illustrations: 2 engravings depicting table settings and one depicting "The several fashions of mince pye."
Indexed In (note)
  • Cagle, W.R. Matter of taste, 763
  • Maclean, V. Household and cookery books, p. 72-73
Call Number
*KU 00-300
OCLC
  • 14963798
  • NYPGR14963798-B
Author
Howard, Henry, active 1708.
Title
The British cook's companion : being a collection of four hundred of the newest and best receipts ... : adorned with copper plates, setting forth the manner of placing dishes upon tables : the proper seasons for fish, fowls and rabbets; with bills of fare for every month in the year, receipts for twenty-five different sorts of puddings, and one, excellent for curing the spleen : fitted for the use of all publick and private families / by Henry Howard, free cook of London.
Imprint
London : Printed for R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, J. Knapton, B. Lintot, J. Osborn, A. Bettesworth, B. Sprint, W. Innys, R. Robinson, and A. Ward, 1729.
Edition
The fifth edition.
Indexed In:
Cagle, W.R. Matter of taste, 763
Maclean, V. Household and cookery books, p. 72-73
Local Note
Helen Hay Whitney Collection.
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Research Call Number
*KU 00-300
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