Modern Cookery for Private Families is an English cookery book by Eliza Acton. It was first published by Longmans in 1845, and was a best-seller, running through 13 editions by 1853, though its sales
Title Page of 1860 edition
Cover of 1847 edition
Wood engraving of "Copper Fish or Ham Kettle"
Wood engraving of John Dory
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Modern Cookery for Private Families
…Modern Cookery for Private Families is an English cookery book by Eliza Acton. It was first published by Longmans in 1845, and was a best-seller, running through 13 editions by 1853, though its sales were later…
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18th-century recipes for biscuits from a private collection of recipes
Norwegian immigrant cookbook in Norwegian, published in the United States in 1899