1764 Liger Cookbook Wine Making Liquor Baking French

1764 Liger Cookbook Wine Making Liquor Baking French Cuisine Bourgeois Deserts

Louis Liger was a prominent 17th-century French writer known for his works on flora and fauna, as well as homemaking and cooking. One of his best books of cookery is ‘Le Menage des Champs’ a book of new French cuisine. It is divided into three books focusing a) breads, pastries, and wine and liquors; b) sugars, jams, and fruit preserves, and c) kitchen upkeep and maintenance. This book features recipes and cooking instruction on how to prepare healthy meals, and practical advice for those with dietary restrictions.

Item number: #8122

Price: $550

LIGER, Louis

Le ménage des champs et de la ville, ou, Nouveau cuisinier françois : accommodé au goût du temps : contenant tout ce qu'un parfait chef de cuisine doit savoir pour servir toutes sortes de tables, depuis celles des plus grands seigneurs jusqu'à celles des bons bourgeois : avec une instruction pour faire toutes sortes de pâtisseries, confitures seches & liquides, & toutes les différentes liqueurs qui sont aujourd'hui en usage.

A Paris : Chez Christ. David, libraire-imprimeur ..., 1764.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[12], 434, [10]

References: Vicaire 523; Bitting 287;

Language: French

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent.