All about cookery vs Summer Cooking (Cookery Library): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cookery, Cooking
All about cookery
'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread…
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Summer Cooking (Cookery Library)
Summer Cooking - first published in 1955 - is Elizabeth David's wonderful selection of dishes, for table, buffet and picnic, that are light, easy to prepare and based on seasonal ingredients. Elizabeth David shows how…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for All about cookery.
- All about cookery has the widest readership — 4 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| All about cookery | Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (4) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| All about cookery | Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 1 |
| Editions | 14 | 27 |
| Want to read | 13 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Pages | 444 | 252 |