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The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book vs The queen-like closet, or, Rich cabinet: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book E. A. Howland · 1844 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Challenging

Mrs. Howland's New England Economical Housekeeper, and Family Receipt Book is a regional cookbook with strong emphasis on thrift and self-reliance in the home, common themes in early American cookbooks that also…

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Cover of The queen-like closet, or, Rich cabinet The queen-like closet, or, Rich cabinet Hannah Woolley · 1670 344 pages · ≈ 6 h 22 m · Demanding

The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet' was a cookery book published in 1670 by the English writer, Hannah Woolley, on household management.

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Editions 10 20
Pages 108 344

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