The Housekeeper's Valuable Present; Or, Lady's Closet Companion by Abbot | Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663 Skip to main content X Go! Donate About ▼ About Project Gutenberg Contact Us History & Philosophy Kindle & eReaders Help Pages Offline Catalogs Donate Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Reading Lists Search Options Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Project Gutenberg 76,981 free eBooks The Housekeeper's Valuable Present; Or, Lady's Closet Companion by Abbot "The Housekeeper's Valuable Present; Or, Lady's Closet Companion" by Abbot is a comprehensive guide on the art of confectionery, written in the early 19th century. This instructional book provides methods for preparing various sweets, preserves, and desserts, focusing on different techniques and recipes for boiling sugar, preserving fruits, and making cakes and confectioneries. The text captures the culinary practices of its time, catering primarily to housekeepers and those interested in the culinary ... Read More arts. The book is structured into several parts, each detailing specific areas of confectionery. It begins with the basics of sugar boiling techniques, followed by meticulous instructions for preserving different fruits in syrups or brandy. Abbot provides recipes for jams, jellies, and a variety of biscuits and cakes, including traditional favorites like marmalade and sponges. Each recipe includes quantities and cooking methods, making it accessible for readers seeking to enhance their skills in confectionary preparation. Overall, the book serves as both a practical resource for aspiring cooks and a window into the culinary traditions of the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Show Less Read or download for free How to read Url Size Read now! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.html.images 148 kB EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.epub3.images 269 kB EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.epub.images 265 kB EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.epub.noimages 103 kB Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.kf8.images 395 kB older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.kindle.images 309 kB Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58663.txt.utf-8 106 kB Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/58663/pg58663-h.zip 246 kB There may be more files related to this item. Similar Books Readers also downloaded… In Category: Cooking & Drinking In Category: How To ... About this eBook Author Abbot, Robert, cook LoC No. 73165384 Title The Housekeeper's Valuable Present; Or, Lady's Closet Companion Being a New and Complete Art of Preparing Confects, According to Modern Practice Contents [from title page] I. Different methods and degrees of boiling and clarifying sugar -- II. Methods of preserving various fruits in syrups, &c. -- III. Methods of making marmalades, jams, pastes, &c. -- IV. Methods of making syrups, custards, jellies, blanch-mange, conserves, syllabubs, &c. -- V. Methods of preserving various fruits in brandy -- VI. Methods of making a variety of biscuits, rich cakes, &c. &c. -- VII. Methods of mixing, freezing, and working ice creams -- VIII. Methods of preparing cordials and made wines -- With a variety of other useful and elegant articles. Credits Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Language English LoC Class TX: Technology: Home economics Subject Confectionery -- Early works to 1800 Category Text EBook-No. 58663 Release Date Jan 9, 2019 Copyright Status Public domain in the USA. Downloads 210 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! About Project Gutenberg Privacy policy Permissions Terms of Use Contact Us Help