Modern cookery, in all its branches vs Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine: Which Should You Read?
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Modern cookery, in all its branches
Eliza Action’s masterpiece set out the fundamentals of domestic English cookery and offered a wealth of dishes for every occasion. The recipes are a model of sensible instruction for preparing food simply but well. This…
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Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
These few paragraphs distill the contents and gives you a short overview and insight of this work and the author's style: In the poorer districts, in Normandy as well as in Brittany, Duke William would probably find…
The verdict
- Readers rate Modern cookery, in all its branches highest: Modern cookery, in all its branches 3.9 · Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine 3.5.
- Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for Modern cookery, in all its branches.
- Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine has the widest readership — 199 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Modern cookery, in all its branches | Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (38) | 3.4 (199) |
Reception
| Modern cookery, in all its branches | Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 38 | 199 |
| Editions | 16 | 73 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Want to read | 186 | 287 |
| Reading it now | 45 | 98 |
| Written reviews | 6 | 9 |
| Pages | 608 | 136 |