Item #4862 THE COMPLETE INDIAN HOUSEKEEPER & COOK; Giving the Duties of Mistress & Servants, the General Management of the House & Practical Recipes for Cooking in All Its Branches. F. A. Steel, G. Gardiner.
THE COMPLETE INDIAN HOUSEKEEPER & COOK; Giving the Duties of Mistress & Servants, the General Management of the House & Practical Recipes for Cooking in All Its Branches

THE COMPLETE INDIAN HOUSEKEEPER & COOK; Giving the Duties of Mistress & Servants, the General Management of the House & Practical Recipes for Cooking in All Its Branches

London: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1911. New and Revised Edition. Hardcover. 390 pages. 18 x 12.5 cm. A look back to British colonial India featuring advice on how to "make a hold" over Indian servants; Duties of of the mistress; Duties of servants; Household Management; Childcare and Health; and a large recipe section that mixes transplanted English dishes (roasts, puddings, sauces) with Anglo-Indian and some "native" dishes, always framed for European tastes. Light soiling to some recipe pages, otherwise clean. Signed on front free end paper by previous owner. Boards rubbed at edges. Green cloth covered boards. Very good. Item #4862

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