Soyer's Standard Cookery: A Complete Guide to the Art of Cooking, Dainty, Varied, and Economical, Dishes for the Household (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Parshall, H. F.

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ISBN 10 : 144008341X ISBN 13 : 9781440083419

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical, economical cookery for the modern household—clear guidance and time‑saving recipes you can rely on.

This complete guide gathers a broad range of dishes and techniques inspired by a family lineage of reforming English cookery. It offers step‑by‑step methods, from eggs and sauces to pastries, designed to fit everyday kitchens and modest budgets.

The book presents a wealth of practical recipes, organized to help home cooks prepare varied, dainty meals without waste. It blends traditional methods with economical innovations, including egg preparations, complex sauces, and pastry techniques, all rooted in a philosophy of accessible, crowd‑pleasing cooking.

• Easy, scalable recipes for eggs, garnishes, and egg dishes, with a focus on texture and creaminess
• A broad selection of sauces, gravies, and flavor enhancers to finish dishes with confidence
• Step‑by‑step pastry, puddings, and sweets to expand daily menus
• Clear guidance on kitchen operations and meal planning for households of all sizes

Ideal for readers seeking dependable, affordable recipes that cover a wide range of classic dishes and kitchen techniques.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

There was a saying, current many years ago, that the French have a hundred sauces and one reH gion, while theE nglish are a nation of a hundred religions and one sauce. This friendly gibe has lost its point, for while the French have retained their hundred sauces, and even added to the number, they have come near to losing if they have not lost their one religion; while theE nglish, with their tale of religions undiminished, have, thanks to their French neighbors, given kindly welcome to more than ten times one hundred sauces, and made it difficult to trace the one which used to reign in solitary state. And this remarkable change dates from that significant period the early days last century when, balked of our subjugation by the sword, the gallant Frenchmen came, saw and conquered us with a force comprised of but two enterprising chefs, armed with nothing more warlike than their toasting-forks and brains-marie! Louis Eustache Ude and A lexisS oyer were the names of the doughty ones, and while both achieved fame in their day, it was given only to A lexisS oyer to have his name lastingly engraved on theS croll ofF ame. The impression grows on us, said The Globe, in a burst of enthusiasm, that the man of the age is neither Sir Robert Peel, nor Lord John Russell, nor even Ibrahim Pacha, but A lexisS oyer. Soyer has taught us to eat not to appease hunger, but to elevate the soul, said The Times in 1847, whilst George Augustus Sala, with a magnanimity the more remarkable because he so seldom praised, wrote of his one-time patron: He was, in more than one sense, a public benefactor, and won the respect of all by a great capacity for organization, and by the manliness, simplicity, and uprightness of his character. Born in 1809 atM iaux-en-B rie, Soyer was destined by his parents for the service of the Church, but the life ecclesiastical proved not to his taste, so
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 144008341X
• ISBN 13: 9781440083419
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 473
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