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Default Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management online

Tara wrote:
> http://www.mrsbeeton.com/index.html
>
> I am obsessed with historical cookbooks. This is a classic.
>
> From the website:
>
> Published in 1861, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was a
> guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain.
>
> Its 2751 entries include tips on how to deal with servants' pay and
> children's health, and above all a wealth of cooking advice,
> instructions and recipes. It was an immediate bestseller, running to
> millions of copies within just a few years.


Very interesting, expecially the recipe for anchovies butter, and a good
idea to have it on toasts while sipping wine. Another interesting thing is
the pork liver recipe: it shows that liver was widely cooked with onions, as
in Venice ("fegato alla veneziana") and Russia (liver stroganoff).
I'm sure this will be a nice reading, thanks Tara
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