Mrs Beeton's How To Cook  -  220 classic recipes for the modern kitchen  -  Isabella Beeton & Gerard Baker

PLEASE NOTE a few of these books have slight tears / creases on the paper dustcover - the hardback books themselves are in perfect condition but we've reflected this very slight cosmetic damage to the covers in the exceptional price . . .

• Pub price £25.00
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• when it comes to cooking and recipes, there really can be no other name which immediately springs to mind as a real authority to be trusted, than Mrs Beeton
• published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Isabella Beeton's first publication, the 220 classic British recipes in this stunning collection are taken from the original Book of Household Management and have been updated for the twenty-first-century kitchen
• full of sound, modern advice on how to source good food plus detailed information on ingredients and equipment
• good photography throughout and illustrations of all the techniques required
• born in 1836, Isabella grew up in a household with 21 children which is no doubt why her recipes were always practical as well as delicious
• every Victorian kitchen would have a copy of Mrs Beeton's and this revised edition proves that it's an essential for any aspiring or experienced home cook
• this 150th anniversary edition by food writer and broadcaster Gerard Baker is excellent
• this is a substantial hardback of over 400 pages - about as good as it comes!
• hardback  416 pages full colour
• approx 25cm x 19.5cm
• published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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