The prudent housewife: or, complete English cook for town and country. Being the newest collection of the most genteel, and least expensive receipts in every branch of cookery, viz. Going to Market; For Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Hashing, Stewing, Broiling, Baking, Fricasseeing. Also for Making Puddings. Custards, Cakes, Cheese-Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Ragouts, Soups, Jellies, Syllabubs, Wines, &c. To which are added, selected from the Papers of a Lady of Distinction, lately deceased, New and Infallible Rules to be observed in Pickling, Preserving, Brewing, &c. And, in order to render it still more valuable than any other Publication that hath appeared, a treasure of valuable medicines crowns the whole of this work which contains every Instruction that relates to the pleasing of the Palate, and the Preservation of that inestimable Blessing, Health. Written by Mrs. Fisher, of Richmond.

People / Organizations

• Mrs. Fisher (Author)
• Thomas Sabine I ("printed by")

Imprint

London: printed by T. Sabine, No. 17, Little New-Street, Shoe Lane, Fleet-Street: Where Printing is expeditiously performed in all its Branches, on reasonable Terms, [1785?]

Publication year

1785-1785

ESTC No.

T91227

Grub Street ID

311074

Description

142p. ; 12⁰

Note

Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.

Uncontrolled note

Suggested year of imprint from the first reference to Thomas Sabine in Maxted. O report a plate and a final leaf with illustration, being a list and diagram of 'A course of eighteen dishes for a royal dinner at St. James's'