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Dinners & Dinner Parties 1862 FA
Dinners & Dinner parties by G.V. 1862 Covers a little worn,otherwise in
good condition. The first thing one realises about this book is that the author holds most women and all servants in complete contempt, and rarely misses and opportunity to make this plain.In fact he devotes several chapters to pointing out their failings. On hiring a cook,the author states that is best that you shave her head to avoid hygeine problems and then follows it up with this statement : - " Ascertain if she is healthy in body:her person ought to smell as sweet as a cow. If she has damp hands or foul breath or wears a seton,or has sore legs,get rid of her at once...or everything she touches will be tainted." The title of chapter three says it all, " In England the ladies are taught to despise the art of cookery." he is not to keen on the upwardly mobile either as indicated by the title of chapter three " Misery of those that attempt to imitate Belgravia." There are however lots of recipes,advice on dinner parties, guests ,wines,menus etc, and the whole thing makes for a fascinating and sometimes alarming read! Very scarce item. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE%3AIT&rd=1 |
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