The epicure's almanac; or Diary of Good Living; containing a choice and original receipt or a valuable hint for every day in the year. The result of actual experience, applicable to the enjoyment of the good things of this life, consistently with the views of those who study genteel economy.
London.
How and Parsons, 1841.
First edition.
12mo.
viii, 172pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, marked, sunned spine chipped at head and foot. Upper hinge exposed.
The first edition of soldier and writer Benson Earle Hill's (bap. 1790?, d. 1845) The Epicure's Almanac, a gastronomic vade mecum targeted, unlike contemporary publications, at the gentleman who dined at home rather than out.
It offers a new recipe for every day of the year 'to those who study genteel economy', and is refreshingly original in its choice of ingredients, with many ingenious suggestions for impecunious chefs, including a recommendation for boiled nettles and cider with bicarbonate of soda, as a poor man's champagne.
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref: 32544
It offers a new recipe for every day of the year 'to those who study genteel economy', and is refreshingly original in its choice of ingredients, with many ingenious suggestions for impecunious chefs, including a recommendation for boiled nettles and cider with bicarbonate of soda, as a poor man's champagne.
