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The housekeeper's valuable present or, lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice. Comprized under the following Parts; viz. I. Different Methods and Degrees of boiling and clarifying Sugar. II. Methods of preserving various Fruits in Syrups, &c. III. Methods of making Marmalades, Jams, Pastes, &c. IV. Methods of making Syrups, Custards, Jellies, Blanch-Mange, Conserves, Syllabubs, &c. V. Methods of preserving various Fruits in Brandy. VI. Methods of making a Variety of Biscuits, rich Cakes, &c. &c. Vii. Methods of mixing, freezing, and working Ice Creams. Viii. Methods of preparing Cordials and made Wines. With a Variety of other useful and elegant Articles. By Robert Abbot, Late Apprentice to Messrs. Negri & Gunter, Confectioners, in Berkeley Square.

Title: The housekeeper's valuable present [electronic resource] : or, lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice. Comprized under the following Parts; viz. I. Different Methods and Degrees of boiling and clarifying Sugar. II. Methods of preserving various Fruits in Syrups, &c. III. Methods of making Marmalades, Jams, Pastes, &c. IV. Methods of making Syrups, Custards, Jellies, Blanch-Mange, Conserves, Syllabubs, &c. V. Methods of preserving various Fruits in Brandy. VI. Methods of making a Variety of Biscuits, rich Cakes, &c. &c. Vii. Methods of mixing, freezing, and working Ice Creams. Viii. Methods of preparing Cordials and made Wines. With a Variety of other useful and elegant Articles. By Robert Abbot, Late Apprentice to Messrs. Negri & Gunter, Confectioners, in Berkeley Square.
Author: Abbot, Robert, cook.
Publication: [London] : Printed for the author; and sold by C. Cooke, no. 17, Pater-Noster Row; and all other booksellers in town and country, [1790?]

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100p.; 12⁰.

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Eighteenth century collections online.

Subject

Confectionery > Early works to 1800

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English Short Title Catalog

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Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

642528255
T202352

Author

Abbot, Robert, cook.

Title

The housekeeper's valuable present [electronic resource] : or, lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice. Comprized under the following Parts; viz. I. Different Methods and Degrees of boiling and clarifying Sugar. II. Methods of preserving various Fruits in Syrups, &c. III. Methods of making Marmalades, Jams, Pastes, &c. IV. Methods of making Syrups, Custards, Jellies, Blanch-Mange, Conserves, Syllabubs, &c. V. Methods of preserving various Fruits in Brandy. VI. Methods of making a Variety of Biscuits, rich Cakes, &c. &c. Vii. Methods of mixing, freezing, and working Ice Creams. Viii. Methods of preparing Cordials and made Wines. With a Variety of other useful and elegant Articles. By Robert Abbot, Late Apprentice to Messrs. Negri & Gunter, Confectioners, in Berkeley Square.

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[London] : Printed for the author; and sold by C. Cooke, no. 17, Pater-Noster Row; and all other booksellers in town and country, [1790?]

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Eighteenth century collections online.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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English Short Title Catalog, T202352.

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Gale (Firm)

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