A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes

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Title: A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
Author: Charles Elmé Francatelli
Release Date: July 21, 2007 [EBook #22114]
Language: English
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PHILLIPS & COMPY.,
TEA MERCHANTS,
8, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY, LONDON, E.C.,
Invariably sell
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
TEAS AND COFFEES IN ENGLAND.

GOOD STRONG USEFUL CONGOU,
2s. 6d., 2s. 8d., 2s. 10d., 3s., and 3s. 4d.
PURE COFFEES,
1s., 1s. 2d., 1s. 4d., 1s. 6d.
_A PRICE-CURRENT FREE._
Pure Preserving and other Sugars at Market Prices.

ALL GOODS SENT CARRIAGE FREE WITHIN EIGHT MILES OF LONDON.
Teas and Coffees _Carriage Free_ to all England, if to value of 40s.

PHILLIPS AND COMPANY,
TEA MERCHANTS,
KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY, LONDON, E.C.
The Best Food for Children, Invalids, and Others.
ROBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY,
For making superior Barley Water in Fifteen Minutes, has not only obtained the Patronage of Her Majesty and the Royal Family, but has become of general use to every class of the community, and is acknowledged to stand unrivalled as an eminently pure, nutritious, and light Food for Infants and Invalids; much approved for making a delicious Custard Pudding, and excellent for thickening Broths or Soups.
ROBINSON'S PATENT GROATS,
For more than thirty years have been held in constant and increasing public estimation, as the purest farina of the Oat, and as the best and most valuable preparation for making a pure and delicate GRUEL, which forms a light and nutritious support for the aged, is a popular recipe for colds and influenza, is of general use in the sick chamber, and alternately with the Patent Barley is an excellent Food for Infants and Children. Prepared only by the Patentees,
ROBINSON, BELLVILLE, AND CO.,?PURVEYORS TO THE QUEEN,?64, RED LION STREET, HOLBORN, LONDON.

EPPS'S COCOA,
(Commonly called Epps's Homoeopathic Cocoa),
IS DISTINGUISHED FOR ITS
DELICIOUS AROMA, GRATEFUL SMOOTHNESS, AND INVIGORATING POWER;
And to these qualities it is indebted for?the adoption it now obtains as a
BREAKFAST BEVERAGE,

DIRECTIONS FOR USE.
Mix two tea-spoonfuls of the Powder with as much _cold_ Milk as will form a stiff paste; then add, _all at once_, a sufficient quantity of _boiling_ Milk, or Milk and Water in equal portions, to fill a breakfast cup.

_1/4-lb., 1/2-lb., and 1-lb. Packets, at 1s. 6d. per lb._
Sold by Grocers in every part of London, and by Grocers, Confectioners, and Druggists in the Country.
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A PLAIN
COOKERY BOOK
FOR THE
WORKING CLASSES.
BY
CHARLES ELMé FRANCATELLI,
LATE MA?TRE D'H?TEL AND CHIEF COOK TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
AUTHOR OF "THE MODERN COOK" AND "THE COOK'S GUIDE."
NEW EDITION.
LONDON:
ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE,
FARRINGDON STREET.
Reprinted from the edition of 1852
Re-issued 1977 by
SCOLAR PRESS
39 Great Russell Street, London WC1

Reprinted 1978

ISBN 0 85967 390 1

Printed in England
by Shenval Press, London and Harlow
INTRODUCTION.
My object in writing this little book is to show you how you may prepare and cook your daily food, so as to obtain from it the greatest amount of nourishment at the least possible expense; and thus, by skill and economy, add, at the same time, to your comfort and to your comparatively slender means. The Recipes which it contains will afford sufficient variety, from the simple every-day fare to more tasty dishes for the birthday, Christmas-day, or other festive occasions.
In order to carry out my instructions properly, a few utensils will be necessary. Industry, good health, and constant employment, have, in many