“What is more refreshing than salads when your appetite seems to have deserted you, or even after a capacious dinner - the nice, fresh, green, and crisp salad, full of life and health, which seems to invigorate the palate and dispose the masticating powers to a much lorger duration.”
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Work
A Shilling Cookery for the People: Embracing an Entirely New System of Plain Cookery and Domestic Economy
This book offers a collection of recipes and culinary techniques designed to provide affordable and straightforward meal options for a wide audience, emphasizing domestic economy and plain cooking practices. more
Author
Alexis Soyer
Alexis Soyer (February 4, 1810 – August 5, 1858) was a French-born British chef, food writer, and social reformer. He is best known for his innovative cooking techniques, charitable work, and reforms in public dining. Soyer served as the head chef at the Reform Club in London and designed affordable, nutritious recipes for the poor. During the Crimean War, he improved the British army's diet and invented portable stoves and military cooking equipment. He authored several bestselling cookbooks, including 'The Modern Housewife' and 'The Culinary Campaign.' His work influenced the culinary industry and advanced social welfare and public health. more
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