PREFACE.
INTRODUCTORY HINTS.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
MISS LESLIE'S COOKERY
SOUPS. GENERAL REMARKS.
FISH. REMARKS.
SHELL FISH. PICKLED OYSTERS.
DIRECTIONS FOR COOKING MEAT. BEEF. GENERAL REMARKS.
VEAL. GENERAL REMARKS.
MUTTON AND LAMB. GENERAL REMARKS.
PORK, HAM, and c. GENERAL REMARKS.
VENISON, and c. TO ROAST A SADDLE OR HAUNCH OF VENISON.
POULTRY, GAME, and c. GENERAL REMARKS.
GRAVY AND SAUCES. DRAWN OR MADE GRAVY.
STORE FISH SAUCES. GENERAL REMARKS.
FLAVOURED VINEGARS.
VEGETABLES. GENERAL REMARKS.
EGGS, and c. TO KEEP EGGS.
PICKLING. GENERAL REMARKS.
SWEETMEATS. GENERAL REMARKS.
PASTRY, PUDDINGS, ETC. THE BEST PLAIN PASTE.
SYLLABUB, OR WHIPT CREAM.
CAKES, ETC. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
WARM CAKES FOR BREAKFAST AND TEA. BUCKWHEAT CAKES.
DOMESTIC LIQUORS ETC. SPRUCE BEER.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SICK CHICKEN JELLY.
PERFUMERY, ETC. COLOGNE WATER.
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS.
ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS.
APPENDIX, CONTAINING NEW RECEIPTS.
CARVING.
FIGURES EXPLANATORY OF THE PIECES INTO WHICH THE FIVE LARGE ANIMALS ARE DIVIDED BY THE BUTCHERS.
INDEX.
NEW RECEIPTS.
Transcriber's note:
FULL INDEX.
Transcriber's note:
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
Corrections and alterations from the original can be found at the end of the book. The original indexes have been retained, and a new index added which combines the two and corrects the alphabetical order.
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PREFACE.
INTRODUCTORY HINTS.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
SOUPS.
FISH.
SHELL FISH.
DIRECTIONS FOR COOKING MEAT. BEEF.
VEAL.
MUTTON AND LAMB.
PORK, HAM, &c.
VENISON, &c.
POULTRY, GAME, &c.
GRAVY AND SAUCES.
STORE FISH SAUCES.
FLAVOURED VINEGARS.
VEGETABLES.
EGGS, &c.
PICKLING.
SWEETMEATS.
PASTRY, PUDDINGS, ETC.
SYLLABUB, OR WHIPT CREAM.
CAKES, ETC.
WARM CAKES FOR BREAKFAST AND TEA.
DOMESTIC LIQUORS ETC.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SICK
PERFUMERY, ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS.
ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS.
APPENDIX, CONTAINING NEW RECEIPTS.
CARVING.
FIGURES EXPLANATORY OF THE PIECES INTO WHICH THE FIVE LARGE ANIMALS ARE DIVIDED BY THE BUTCHERS.
NEW RECEIPTS.
INDEX.
NEW RECEIPTS.
Transcriber's note
FULL INDEX.
Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery.
DIRECTIONS FOR COOKERY,
IN ITS
VARIOUS BRANCHES.
BY MISS LESLIE.
FORTY-NINTH EDITION.
THOROUGHLY REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.
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1853.
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