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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Baron Justus von Liebig was one of the greatest organic chemists of the nineteenth century. When his book "The Chemistry of Food" was translated into English in 1847, Eliza Acton altered the second (1855) edition of her bestselling "Modern Cookery for Private Families" to include his ideas for the cooking of meat, so that they came into the English cooking repertoire. Liebig's discovery of the nutritional properties of beef extract had already been in use for invalids when he and four others decided to go into production in Uruguay, using the flesh of cattle that had been killed for their hides alone. He founded his factory at Villa Independencia, later to be called Fray Bentos, and his purpose was very largely philanthropic - to provide in predigested form a cheap and nutritious food which could enhance the lives of the growing population of the world's poor. His beef extract later became Oxo. Hannah Young was a well-known food writer of the era. The company's cookery book came out in a number of languages, with recipes tailored to the country in question and each compiled by a different food writer. Hannah's English version was compiled in 1894. Baron Justus von Liebig was one of the greatest organic chemists of the 19th century. When his book "The Chemistry of Food" was translated into English in 1847, Eliza Acton altered the second edition of her "Modern Cookery for Private Families" to include his ideas for the cooking of meat, so that they came into the English cooking repertoire. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Baron Justus von Liebig was one of the greatest organic chemists of the nineteenth century. When his book "The Chemistry of Food" was translated into English in 1847, Eliza Acton altered the second (1855) edition of her bestselling "Modern Cookery for Private Families" to include his ideas for the cooking of meat, so that they came into the English cooking repertoire. Liebig's discovery of the nutritional properties of beef extract had already been in use for invalids when he and four others decided to go into production in Uruguay, using the flesh of cattle that had been killed for their hides alone. He founded his factory at Villa Independencia, later to be called Fray Bentos, and his purpose was very largely philanthropic - to provide in predigested form a cheap and nutritious food which could enhance the lives of the growing population of the world's poor. His beef extract later became Oxo. Hannah Young was a well-known food writer of the era. The company's cookery book came out in a number of languages, with recipes tailored to the country in question and each compiled by a different food writer. Hannah's English version was compiled in 1894. Baron Justus von Liebig was one of the greatest organic chemists of the 19th century. When his book "The Chemistry of Food" was translated into English in 1847, Eliza Acton altered the second edition of her "Modern Cookery for Private Families" to include his ideas for the cooking of meat, so that they came into the English cooking repertoire. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Written for the growing middle classes in Elizabethan England and published in 1596/97, this is a sophisticated cookery book which includes many herbal treatments and applications. As a cookery writer, Thomas Dawson place is firmly between the late medieval tradition of the fourteen and fifteenth centuries and the more florid cookery books that came later. Nothing is known about the patrons for whom he worked or wrote this book for but they must have come from the growing middle class. This is good food of a very high order not over-decorated and not too fatty but cooked simply with an interesting variety of tastes. A cookery book which includes many herbal treatments and applications. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.