Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine uses William Carew Hazlitt's point of view to give a historical overview of old cookbooks and cuisine. Contents: “The Early Englishman and His Food Royal Feasts and Savage Pomp Cookery Books, part 1 Cookery Books, part 2, Select Extracts from an Early Receipt-Book Cookery Books, part 3 Cookery Books, part 4 Diet of the Yeoman and the Poor Meats and Drinks The Kitchen Meals Etiquette of the Table.”
