Cookery and pastry vs The experienced English housekeeper: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Cooking, Early works to 1800, Cooking
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The experienced English housekeeper
The Experienced English Housekeeper is a cookery book by the English businesswoman Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781). It was first published in 1769, and went through 13 authorised editions and at least 23 pirated ones.
The verdict
- Cookery and pastry is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The experienced English housekeeper.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cookery and pastry | The experienced English housekeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (19) |
Reception
| Cookery and pastry | The experienced English housekeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 19 |
| Editions | 9 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 83 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 417 |
| Pages | 238 | 384 |