http://www.mrsbeeton.com/index.html

I am obsessed with historical cookbooks. This is a classic.

From the website:

Published in 1861, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was a
guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain.

Its 2751 entries include tips on how to deal with servants' pay and
children's health, and above all a wealth of cooking advice,
instructions and recipes. It was an immediate bestseller, running to
millions of copies within just a few years.

Tara

Tara wrote:
>
> http://www.mrsbeeton.com/index.html
>
> I am obsessed with historical cookbooks. This is a classic.
>
> From the website:
>
> Published in 1861, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was a
> guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain.
>
> Its 2751 entries include tips on how to deal with servants' pay and
> children's health, and above all a wealth of cooking advice,
> instructions and recipes. It was an immediate bestseller, running to
> millions of copies within just a few years.
>
> Tara

Bought a facsimile copy of the first edition for about USD7.00 a few
years ago. It is fun and have tried a few of the recipes.

Tara wrote:
> http://www.mrsbeeton.com/index.html
>
> I am obsessed with historical cookbooks. This is a classic.
>
> From the website:
>
> Published in 1861, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was a
> guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain.
>
> Its 2751 entries include tips on how to deal with servants' pay and
> children's health, and above all a wealth of cooking advice,
> instructions and recipes. It was an immediate bestseller, running to
> millions of copies within just a few years.

Very interesting, expecially the recipe for anchovies butter, and a good
idea to have it on toasts while sipping wine. Another interesting thing is
the pork liver recipe: it shows that liver was widely cooked with onions, as
in Venice ("fegato alla veneziana") and Russia (liver stroganoff).
I'm sure this will be a nice reading, thanks Tara
--
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abbia ESCLUSO che quel rotore potesse essere
parte di uno dei loro motori!
[Synth Maria su IDM, 15.09.2010]

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:07:13 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Tara > wrote:
>
>> http://www.mrsbeeton.com/index.html
>>
>> I am obsessed with historical cookbooks. This is a classic.
>
> Have you seen The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton?
>
> We watched it a couple years ago, it was great.
>
I've never heard of it. It sounds interesting. Is it on DVD?

Tara