Research Catalog

Title

The farmer's wife [electronic resource] : or complete country housewife. Containing full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, Fowls, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, &c. Instructions for fattening hogs, pickling of Pork, and curing of Bacon. How to make Sausages, Hogs-Puddings, &c. Full Instructions for making Wines from various Kinds of English Fruits, and from Smyrna Raisins. The Method of making Cyder, Perry, Mead, Mum, Cherry-Brandy, &c. Directions respecting the Dairy, containing the best Way of making Butter, and likewise Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Stilton, Sage, and Cream Cheese, &c. How to pickle common English Fruits and Vegetables, with other useful Receipts for the Farmer's Wife and Country House-Keeper. Full Instructions how to brew Beer and Ale, of all the various Kinds made in this Kingdom. Ample Directions respecting the Management of Bees, with an Account of the Use of Honey. To which is added the art of breeding and managing song birds in General: Likewise a Variety of receipts in Cookery, And other Particulars well worthy the Attention of Women of all Ranks residing in the Country.

Publication

London : printed for Alex. Hogg, No. 16, in Pater-Noster Row, [1780?]

Details

Additional Authors

Gale (Firm)

Description

132p.,plate; 12⁰.

Uniform Title

Eighteenth century collections online.

Subject

Home economics > Early works to 1800

Note

• Possibly by Richard Havey; see advertisement on p.[8].
• Braces in title.
• Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Six-Pence.
• Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed In (note)

• English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

• 642630869
• T55601

Title

The farmer's wife [electronic resource] : or complete country housewife. Containing full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, Fowls, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, &c. Instructions for fattening hogs, pickling of Pork, and curing of Bacon. How to make Sausages, Hogs-Puddings, &c. Full Instructions for making Wines from various Kinds of English Fruits, and from Smyrna Raisins. The Method of making Cyder, Perry, Mead, Mum, Cherry-Brandy, &c. Directions respecting the Dairy, containing the best Way of making Butter, and likewise Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Stilton, Sage, and Cream Cheese, &c. How to pickle common English Fruits and Vegetables, with other useful Receipts for the Farmer's Wife and Country House-Keeper. Full Instructions how to brew Beer and Ale, of all the various Kinds made in this Kingdom. Ample Directions respecting the Management of Bees, with an Account of the Use of Honey. To which is added the art of breeding and managing song birds in General: Likewise a Variety of receipts in Cookery, And other Particulars well worthy the Attention of Women of all Ranks residing in the Country.

Imprint

London : printed for Alex. Hogg, No. 16, in Pater-Noster Row, [1780?]

Series

Eighteenth century collections online.

Reproduction

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

Indexed In:

English Short Title Catalog, T55601.

Connect to:

Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

Added Author

Gale (Firm)