Cookery and pastry vs The experienced English housekeeper: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Cooking, Early works to 1800, Cooking

Cookery and pastry

Cookery and pastry Susanna MacIver · 1774 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The experienced English housekeeper

The experienced English housekeeper Elizabeth Raffald · 1769 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Cookery and pastry is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The experienced English housekeeper.

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