A Poetical Cook-Book - Hardcover

TO THE READER Though cooks are often men of pregnant wit, Through niceness of their subject few have writ. 'Tis a sage question, if the art of cooks Is lodg'd by nature or attain'd by books? That man will never frame a noble treat, Whose whole dependence lies in some receipt. Then by pure nature everything is spoil'd, - She knows no more than stew'd, bak'd, roast, and boil'd. When art and nature join, the effect will be, Some nice ragout, or charming fricasee. ...

• | Author: Maria J Moss
• | Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.Com
• | Publication Date: Feb 19, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 142 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1644396025
• | ISBN-13: 9781644396025