VALUABLE RECEIPTS, OR THE MYSTERY OF WEALTH; CONTAINING THE LADY'S COOK-BOOK, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED VERY RARE RECEIPTS AND PATENTS, TO BE FOUND IN NO OTHER WORK.
Boston: Printed by the Office of Mead and Beal, 1845. 48pp. Stitched with scattered foxing. Original printed front wrapper. Good to Good+, with contemporary ownership signature of Hannah Hill.
This "Every-day Family Hand-book" is intended especially for "newly-married people." Prescott warns that "metallic utensils are quite unfit for many uses." He discusses all sorts of meats, veggies, breads, yeast, cakes, dyes, and everything else for a well-run household.
AI 45-5354 [4]. Item #40523
Price: $250.00