Project Gutenberg 2011-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 309 Blot, Pierre 1818 1874 Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food Handbook of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food Produced by Marcia Brooks, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks" by Pierre Blot is a culinary guide written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work aims to instruct readers in the art and science of cooking, providing practical advice and numerous recipes suitable for both novice housekeepers and professional cooks. It emphasizes the importance of understanding cooking techniques and the quality of ingredients, advocating for an approach that balances economy and taste. At the start of the handbook, the author discusses the significance of food preparation, likening the art of cooking to a science that requires both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Blot introduces essential cooking techniques, such as baking, boiling, and frying, while underscoring the necessity of using quality raw materials. He offers early guidance on how to approach the book to get the most from its receipts, emphasizing that understanding the basics of various cooking methods will enable cooks to create dishes more effectively. This opening establishes the book as not just a collection of recipes but also a foundational text on the principles of good cookery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Cooking, American Cooking, French TX Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... 1029688 2025-06-14T13:20:47.550416 text/html 1010433 2011-03-21T10:30:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 895353 2011-03-21T10:30:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1060008 2025-06-14T13:21:17.888766 application/epub+zip 1073873 2025-06-14T13:20:58.176361 application/epub+zip 388685 2025-06-14T13:20:53.412421 application/epub+zip 1574272 2025-06-14T13:21:28.428741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1442826 2025-06-14T13:21:11.711846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581734 2022-09-16T10:17:31.686354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824102 2025-06-14T13:20:43.718461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 823078 2011-03-21T10:30:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255300 2011-03-21T10:30:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 823139 2011-03-21T10:30:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254952 2011-03-21T10:30:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20253 2025-06-14T13:21:28.619718 application/rdf+xml 24471 2025-06-14T13:20:54.176393 image/jpeg 4757 2025-06-14T13:20:53.800380 image/jpeg 995171 2025-06-14T13:20:47.697429 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog