[DOMESTIC] [GUIDEBOOK] The Cookmaid's Complete Guide [together with] The Cookmaid's Remembrancer; The Best and Most easy Methods of Correctly performing all the Household Work Expected to be done by The Cookmaid, in Families where a Housemaid is kept. [Together with] or, General Directions for The Best Methods of Boiling, Steaming, Roasting, Stewing, Frying, and Broiling, Making Pies, Tarts, and Puddings, Soups, Sauces, Gravies, &c.
London: Dean & Son, 1853. Sewn binding. 84 pages. 16 X10 cm. In the 19th and early 20th century it was common for middle and upper class households to employ a maid dedicated to helping the family cook. This concise booklet defines the primary functions of the maid previous and..... More