e preparation for making a pure and delicate GRUEL, which
forms a light and nutritious support for the aged, is a popular recipe
for colds and influenza, is of general use in the sick chamber, and
alternately with the Patent Barley is an excellent Food for Infants and
Children. Prepared only by the Patentees,

ROBINSON, BELLVILLE, AND CO.,
PURVEYORS TO THE QUEEN,
64, RED LION STREET, HOLBORN, LONDON.

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EPPS'S COCOA,

(Commonly called Epps's Homoeopathic Cocoa),

IS DISTINGUISHED FOR ITS

DELICIOUS AROMA, GRATEFUL SMOOTHNESS, AND INVIGORATING POWER;

And to these qualities it is indebted for
the adoption it now obtains as a

BREAKFAST BEVERAGE,

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DIRECTIONS FOR USE.

Mix two tea-spoonfuls of the Powder with as much _cold_ Milk as will
form a stiff paste; then add, _all at once_, a sufficient quantity of
_boiling_ Milk, or Milk and Water in equal portions, to fill a breakfast
cup.

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_1/4-lb., 1/2-lb., and 1-lb. Packets, at 1s. 6d. per lb._

Sold by Grocers in every part of London, and by Grocers, Confectioners,
and Druggists in the Country.

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A PLAIN

COOKERY BOOK

FOR THE

WORKING CLASSES.

BY

CHARLES ELME FRANCATELLI,

LATE MAITRE D'HOTEL AND CHIEF COOK TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
AUTHOR OF "THE MODERN COOK" AND "THE COOK'S GUIDE."

NEW EDITION.

LONDON:
ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE,
FARRINGDON STREET.

Reprinted from the edition of 1852

Re-issued 1977 by
SCOLAR PRESS
39 Great Russell Street, London WC1

Reprinted 1978

ISBN 0 85967 390 1

Printed in England
by Shenval Press, London and Harlow

INTRODUCTION.

My object in writing this little book is to show you how you may prepare
and cook your daily food, so as to obtain from it the greatest amount of
nourishment at the least possible expense; and thus, by skill and
economy, add, at the same time, to your comfort and to your
comparatively slender means. The Recipes which it contai