1755 Art of Cookery Made Plain & Easy 5th Edition SIGNED by Hannah Glasse

Description: The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; Which far exceeds any Thing of the Kind every yet published. Containing XXIII Chapters. To which are added, By Way of Appendix, I. TO dress a Turtle, the West-India Way. II. To make Ice Cream. III> A Turkey, &c in Jelly. IV. To make Citron. V. To candy Cherries or Green Gages. VI. To take Ironmolds out of Linnen. VII. To make India Pickle. VIII. To make English Cathcup. IX. To prevent the Infection among horned Cattle. By a Lady. The Fifth Edition, with Additions. London: Printed, and sold at Mrs. Ashburn's China-Shop; at the Bluecoat-Boy; at the Prince of Wales's Arms; by W. Innes; J. Hodges; T. Trye; J. Brotherton; and by the Booksellers in Town and Country. 1755. This Book is published with His Majesty's Royal Licence; and whoever printed it, or any Part of it, will be prosecuted. Presumed original binding, 334 pp, 8.25 x 5", 8vo. SIGNED BY AUTHOR HANNAH GLASSE ON PAGE 1 FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION. In fair condition. Front board detached from binding; rear board attached by cording only. Boards are scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Small loss of leather at head of front hinge. Gilt bordering around boards & on spine dulled; any lettering on spine is now illegible. Head and tail of spine lacking; including headbands. Front end-page detached & lightly chipped at all edges. Bookplate found on front fly-leaf (recto): Ex-Libris Nellie Madeleine Brown M.D. Small instance of ink marginalia at top edge of title page. Normal age-related toning throughout text-block; mostly to edges of leaves. Author signature found on page 1: "H. Glasse." Some instances of finger-soiling; mostly to fore-edges and bottom corners. Text-block's binding remains intact, boards need repair. Manuscript notes, in ink, found on rear fly-leaf (recto and verso) & rear end-page (recto). Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Hannah Glasse (née Allgood; 1708 – 1770) was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. Her first cookery book, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, first published in 1747, became the best-selling recipe book that century. It was reprinted within its first year of publication, appeared in 20 editions in the 18th century, and continued to be published until well into the 19th century. She later wrote The Servants' Directory (1760) and The Compleat Confectioner, which was probably published in 1760; neither book was as commercially successful as her first. The book was popular in the Thirteen Colonies of America, and its appeal survived the American War of Independence, with copies being owned by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The 1751 edition was the first book to mention trifle with jelly as an ingredient; the 1758 edition gave the first mention of "Hamburgh sausages", & piccalilli. The first edition introduced the first recipe in English for Indian-style curry, as well as three recipes for pilau; later versions included additional curry recipes and an Indian pickle. These—like most of her recipes—contained no measurements or weights of ingredients, although there are some practical directions, including "about as much thyme as will lie on a sixpence". Glasse criticised the French influence of British cuisine, but included dishes with French names and French influence in the book. Other recipes use imported ingredients including cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, pistachios and musk. Glasse set out her somewhat critical views of French cuisine in the book's introduction: "I have indeed given some of my Dishes French Names to distinguish them, because they are known by those names; And where there is great Variety of Dishes, and a large Table to cover, so there must be Variety of Names for them; and it matters not whether they be called by a French, Dutch, or English Name, so they are good, and done with as little Expence as the Dish will allow of." She occasionally uses French ingredients; "To make a rich Cake" includes "half a Pint of right French Brandy", as well as the same amount of "Sack" (Spanish sherry). Successive editions increased the number of non-English recipes, adding German, Dutch, Indian, Italian, West Indian and American cuisines. The recipe for "Elder-Shoots, in Imitation of Bamboo" makes use of a homely ingredient to substitute for a foreign one that English travelers had encountered in the Far East. The same recipe also calls for a variety of imported spices to flavor the pickle: "an Ounce of white or red Pepper, an Ounce of Ginger sliced, a little Mace, and a few Corns of Jamaica Pepper."There are two recipes for making chocolate, calling for costly imported ingredients like musk (an aromatic obtained from musk deer) and ambergris (a waxy substance from sperm whales), vanilla and cardamon. Fifth Edition of The Art of Cookery, SIGNED by Hannah Glasse to prevent copyright infringement. Earlier versions were not signed by Glasse, and this was the last edition Glasse would sign before she sold her copyright. Also includes manuscript notes from a previous owner: "The efficacious Receipt for destroying Buggs; by an eminent Physician." RAREB1755FSTB 06/24 - HK1658

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