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Transcriber’s Note

The following typographical errors were corrected:

Page Error Correction

vii —— ragout ——, ragout

x a la paysanne à la paysanne

18 Pistacio Pistachio

30 cheeses (plain) cheeses (plain),

47 large large leeks large leeks

57 half: cayenne half; cayenne

63 the blood the blood.

76 litle pepper little pepper

79 bread crum bs bread crumbs

83 fine white white, fine white,

85 the to pcrust the top crust

89 Omelets Omelets.

95 sprinkle a little flower sprinkle a little flour

97 Jamiaca pepper Jamaica pepper

99 add ketcheup add ketchup

103 carrots, &c. carrots, &c.;

120 ake it red make it red

132 common basonful common basinful

133 (common.) (common).

134 souce souse

135 chopped parlsey chopped parsley

140 Game), a Game) a

144 and squeze and squeeze

166 a fow land a fowl and

190 the crum the crumb

196 A spoonful o A spoonful of

196 piece of butter: piece of butter;

206 three table-spooonfuls three table-spoonfuls

216 ratifia flavour ratafia flavour

238 One pour of flour One pound of flour

248 become magotty become maggoty

342 strain it ever strain it over

357 four days: four days;

366 head of garlick head of garlic

389 Raisin Wine. No. 3 (first instance) Raisin Wine. No. 2

The following words were inconsitently spelled or hyphenated.

a-la-mode / alamode

bay-leaf / bay leaf

bay-leaves / bay leaves

beef-steaks / beef steaks

beef-suet / beef suet

beet-root / beet root

bung-hole / bunghole

black-pepper / black pepper

bread-crumb / bread crumb

bread-crumbs / bread crumbs

Calf’s-head / Calf’s head

calf’s-head / calf’s head

cocks’-combs / cocks-combs

Cod’s-Head / Cod’s Head

curry-powder / curry powder

dessert-spoonful / dessert spoonful

Elder-berry / Elderberry

elder-flower / elder flower

eschalot / shalot

fire-side / fireside

force-meat / forcemeat

juniper-berries / juniper berries

laurel-leaf / laurel leaf

laurel-leaves / laurel leaves

lemon-peel / lemon peel

loaf-sugar / loaf sugar

lump-sugar / lump sugar

Macaroni / Maccaroni

maccaroons / macaroons

mackarel / mackerel

mushroom-powder / mushroom powder

mustard-seed / mustard seed

olive-oil / olive oil

orange-peel / orange peel

Orange-water / Orange Water

Pepper-pot / pepper pot

plum-pudding / plum pudding

Potage / Pottage

puff-paste / puff paste

rolling-pin / rollingpin

rump-steaks / rump steaks

sauce-boat / sauceboat

saw-dust / sawdust

scate / skate

Slip-cote / Slipcote

Souffle / Soufflé

sweet-herbs / sweet herbs / sweetherbs

table-spoonful / table spoonful

tea-spoonfuls / teaspoonfuls

wine-glass / wine glass

wine-glasses / wine glasses

wine-glassful / wine glassful