£19.00
Title: Convalescent Cookery-A Family Handbook
Author: Catherine Ryan
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Publication Date :c1881
Format: Hardback
Condition: Scarce book. Covers have mild bumping to corners and spine. Front covers cracking at hinge. Pages are clean and mark free.
Book measures: 18cm x 12cm with 159 pages
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Catherine Ryan’s Convalescent Cookery (1881) is an essential Victorian family handbook dedicated to the delicate art of feeding the sick and recovering. Published by Chatto & Windus, this Scarce guide moves beyond simple broth, offering recipes and detailed instructions for easily digestible and appealing dishes. Ryan emphasizes both nutrition and presentation, providing caregivers with the knowledge needed to speed recovery and maintain the patient’s appetite, reflecting 19th-century domestic science.
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