Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 292 Leslie, Eliza 1787 1858 Leslie, Miss (Eliza) Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Produced by Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries; Steve Schulze, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches" by Eliza Leslie is a comprehensive cookery guide written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a practical manual for American household cooking, incorporating a range of recipes that are both accessible and tailored to the ingredients available in the United States. Leslie emphasizes simple, clear instruction, aiming to enable even inexperienced cooks to prepare a wide variety of dishes. The opening of the book includes a preface that outlines the author's intent to create a more extensive collection of cooking recipes following the success of her previous book. It discusses the importance of accuracy in measurements for successful cooking and sets a tone of practical advice tailored to both frugal and more lavish home kitchens. Leslie details basic culinary principles, including the use of proper equipment, weights, and measures essential for cookery. The introductory section hints at the multitude of recipes to come, covering various categories such as soups, meats, vegetables, and pastries, reflecting the diverse and rich culinary culture of her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Cooking, American TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Category: American Literature Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... 856617 2025-07-04T09:18:37.324026 text/html 845946 2020-04-19T14:51:50 text/html 745318 2025-07-04T09:18:47.021001 application/epub+zip 746971 2025-07-04T09:18:38.732053 application/epub+zip 369367 2025-07-04T09:18:37.971046 application/epub+zip 1001073 2025-07-04T09:18:53.205945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 907957 2025-07-04T09:18:46.337045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532013 2022-09-05T04:52:21.962036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755163 2025-07-04T09:18:36.086049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 755384 2020-06-21T05:41:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 757893 2021-01-02T06:44:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 757884 2021-01-02T06:44:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22219 2025-07-04T09:18:53.345942 application/rdf+xml 16461 2025-07-04T09:18:38.109003 image/jpeg 3015 2025-07-04T09:18:38.041003 image/jpeg 238472 2021-01-02T06:44:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 239743 2021-01-02T06:44:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 661684 2021-01-02T06:44:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 239691 2021-01-02T06:44:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 665000 2025-07-04T09:18:37.399024 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 en.wikipedia