Cassell’s Shilling Cookery

Cassell’s Shilling Cookery. ‘Despite being written in 1910 this wonderful vintage cookery book still contains words and recipes to inspire to this day! As the preface says ‘The age in which we live is essentially one of progress and in no branch of the fine arts is progress more marked than in the art of cookery.  Among all classes of society – the higher, the middle and the lower – the same change may be noticed; one and all are more luxurious. Let us hope, such being the case, that all alike will each day, in preparing the daily food, not forget that still lower class which, while the world lasts, shall never cease out of the land…let therefore, the cook’s first object be that through no act of carelessness, indolence or indifference on her part should there be one meal less which might otherwise feed the starving’ food waste is a bigger issue today than ever. This book should give you some delightful ideas for your leftovers!’ (Country House Library).

This book is in poor condition with the spine loose and the pages with some foxing.  The cover is quite soiled, you can clearly see that this has been a firm favourite in someones kitchen.  Does have some wonderful advertisements of the period and book sections of Invalid Cookery as well as Ornamentation and Appearance and Lessons in Plain Cookery! https://hungrytraveller.com.au/3d-flip-book/249327/