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Cati on june 17, 2017 my copy is 1958 edition, hardcover reprinted by the reprint society. Mar 29, 2014 her culinary masterwork is the one i found in the basement, the constance spry cookery book, which blends french tradition with english comfort, but still not too far removed from wartime privations. First edition written by robin howe following a 3 months road trip between london and new delhi he made with his wife. Dec 10, 20 published in 1956, when both constance spry and rosemary hume were among the greatest names in cookery writing, it took three years to produce.
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Her last words were supposedly, someone else can arrange this. Why sloe berries are summers sweetest fruit daily mail. A facsimile of american cookery 1796 by amelia simmons, 1958. Paper rationing meant fewer books with fewer pages. Thank you for looking and please have a look at my other items i have listed.
In very good condition with some creases on front and back covers, no markings within the book, all staples and binding are intact. Constance spry quotes author of the constance spry. Buy the constance spry cookery book, oxfam, constance spry and rosemary hume, books, food and drink. Aug 17, 2009 my book, full english, mixes travelogue with a history of english food, and contains recipes gleaned from some of my favourite british cookery books.
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