Name: Practical home cookery
Author: A. G. Payne

mku .m l»>»ii[i'i|^ iWi^l Ai4*, . • mv V ’■'■ m^'^-'rt:^ ■ If-^iy ! • '<*% ( 4#! "' ■i I i "St? 5 a I .v»^ ■■' >■ 9%f :<%. A «C' wyw** i .tfi .•■ ' -oic ^ ^ f ' ■* . *■. t ¥ ^ M \T- > r i Vv* I ^ J r/ . j.^ .tmm ’ - ■■* . . ^ .jLi^d . « ^ ' « ' . . rifc. •. « «CJ?. •«;* J ! ■r ir^ lA* f ■ i .«: :ii'?^..-^..i . i v^ — i4“»' ?A /jL?^ I-^ J , 1,0^ -' X* hmxa^ »\## >«< -w c*!^ ^ : Vi y >;. PRACTICAL HOME COOKERY UNIFORM WITH THIS WORK. ADVICE TO WOMEN. By Florence Stacpoole. PRACTICAL HOUSEKEEPING. THE HOME LAWYER. THE HOME PHYSICIAN. VEGETARIAN COOKERY. By A. G. Payne. COOKERY FOR COMMON AILMENTS. OUR SICK, AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. By Florence Stacpoole. THE MAKING OF THE HOME. By Mrs. Samuel A. Barnett. PRACTICAL HOME COOKERY. By A. G. Payne. PRACTICAL DRESSMAKING. ETIQUETTE OF GOOD SOCIETY. Edited and Revised by Lady Colin Campbell. CASSELL AND COMPANY, Limited, London; Paris New York and Melbourne. PRACTICAL HOME COOKERY BY A, G* PAYNE CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE. MCMYI ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WELLCOME INSTITUTE LIBRARY Coll. wel^/!Omec Call No. PREFACE. Ordinary Cookery Books, though of the greatest utility, are, like dictionaries, seldom if ever read through. In the present work, which contains all the important elements and first principles of Cookery necessary to be learnt, in order to render ordinary works on the subject intelligible, the attempt has been made so to mingle recipes with anecdote that the perusal of the book may be a means of entertainment as well as of useful information. The work is intended more for the drawing-room than for the kitchen, for the Author believes that, among the great mass of the middle classes in this country — the class that is suffering most from the incapacity of domestic servants — the remedy lies with themselves. A helpless mistress too often makes helpless servants. It is in the hope of curing some of this widespread helplessness amongst ladies that the following chapters have been written. It may be mentioned that the book appeared VI PREFACE. in the first instance under the title of “ Common- sense Cookery,” and is now issued in a popular form as one of the volumes of a series of Hand- books which -has been received with much favour by the public. CONTENTS. CHAPTER L- II.- III. - IV. - V. - VI. - VII.- VIII.- IX.- X.- XI- XII.- XIII.- XIV XV XVI. XVII. XVIII.- XIX.- XX. ■The Uses and Abuses of a Frying-Pan . ■Kitchen Economy -Little Extravagances of the Table -Cold Leg of Mutton . . . • -How to make Dishes look nice -Breakfast Dishes . -How to give a nice little Dinner -How to give a nice little Supper -Spring Dishes -Savoury Summer Dishes -Salads, and how to make them -Picnic Dainties -Cooling Drinks , Game and Gravy (including How to Cook Hare) 122 PAGE 9 19 27 35 45 54 62 72 80 88 98 106 114 ■Food for Cold Weather . — Christmas Dinners (including Christmas Cheer) -Turtle Soup -Fish Dinners ■Wedding Breakfasts -Food for Invalids Index 138 145 158 167 176 182 191 PRACTICAL HOME COOKERY. CHAPTER I. THE USES AND ABUSES OF A FRYING-PAN.

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mku .m l»>»ii[i'i|^ iWi^l Ai4*, . • mv V ’■'■ m^'^-'rt:^ ■ If-^iy ! • '<*% ( 4#! "' ■i I i "St? a I .v»^ ■■' >■ 9%f :<%. A «C' wyw** i .tfi .•■ ' -oic ^ ^ f ' ■* . *■. t ¥ ^ M \T- > r i Vv* I ^ J r/ . j.^ .tmm ’ - ■■* . . ^ .jLi^d . « ^ ' « ' . . rifc. •. « «CJ?. •«;* J ! ■r ir^ lA* f ■ i .«: :ii'?^..-^..i . i v^ — i4“»' ?A /jL?^ I-^ J , 1,0^ -' X* hmxa^ »\## >«< -w c*!^ ^ : Vi y >;. UNIFORM WITH THIS WORK. ADVICE TO WOMEN. By Florence Stacpoole. PRACTICAL HOUSEKEEPING. THE HOME LAWYER. THE HOME PHYSICIAN. VEGETARIAN COOKERY. By A. G. Payne. COOKERY FOR COMMON AILMENTS. OUR SICK, AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. By Florence Stacpoole. THE MAKING OF THE HOME. By Mrs. Samuel A. Barnett. A. G. Payne. PRACTICAL DRESSMAKING. ETIQUETTE OF GOOD SOCIETY. Edited and Revised by Lady Colin Campbell. CASSELL AND COMPANY, Limited, London; Paris New York and Melbourne. PRACTICAL HOME COOKERY BY A, G* PAYNE CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE. MCMVI ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WELLCOME INSTITUTE LIBRARY Coll. wel^/!Omec Call No. PREFACE. Ordinary Cookery Books, though of the greatest utility, are, like dictionaries, seldom if ever read through. In the present work, which contains all the important elements and first principles of Cookery necessary to be learnt, in order to render ordinary works on the subject intelligible, the attempt has been made so to mingle recipes with anecdote that the perusal of the book may be a means of entertainment as well as of useful information. The work is intended more for the drawing-room than for the kitchen, for the Author believes that, among the great mass of the middle classes in this country — the class that is suffering most from the incapacity of domestic servants — the remedy lies with themselves. A helpless mistress too often makes helpless servants. It is in the hope of curing some of this widespread helplessness amongst ladies that the following chapters have been written. It may be mentioned that the book appeared PREFACE. in the first instance under the title of “ Commonsense Cookery,” and is now issued in a popular form as one of the volumes of a series of Handbooks which -has been received with much favour by the public. CONTENTS. CHAPTER II.- III. - IV. - V. - VI. - VII.- VIII.- IX.- X.- XII.- XIII.- XVIII.- XIX.- ■The Uses and Abuses of a Frying-Pan . ■Kitchen Economy -Little Extravagances of the Table -Cold Leg of Mutton . . . • -How to make Dishes look nice -Breakfast Dishes . -How to give a nice little Dinner -How to give a nice little Supper -Spring Dishes -Savoury Summer Dishes -Salads, and how to make them -Picnic Dainties -Cooling Drinks , Game and Gravy (including How to Cook Hare) 122 ■Food for Cold Weather . — Christmas Dinners (including Christmas Cheer) -Turtle Soup -Fish Dinners ■Wedding Breakfasts -Food for Invalids Index CHAPTER I. THE USES AND ABUSES OF A FRYING-PAN.