Frogleg wrote:

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:16:23 GMT, Robin Carroll-Mann
. wrote:

I just saw that the 1861 edition of Mrs. Beeton is online at:
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au...ton/household/

Thank you for the URL. I've bookmarked for leisurely viewing. Times
sure change...

I bought a facsimile copy of Mrs Beeton's first book. It really is
interesting and a window into the middle class of her time.