A Guide to Modern Cookery - Part I

by G.A. Escoffier

This vintage book contains a guide to cookery, written with the aim of updating traditional methods of cooking in the light of contemporary culinary developments. Clear, concise, and full of detailed recipes, this text will be of considerable utility to the discerning cook, and shall also be of value to those with an interest in the history and development of cookery. A great addition to any culinary library, this text is not to be missed by discerning collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book include: 'The Leading Warm Sauces', 'The Small Compound Sauces', 'Cold Sauces and Compound Butters', 'Savoury Jellies or Aspics', 'The Court-Bouillons and the Marinades', 'Elementary Preparations', 'The Various Garnishes for Soups', 'Garnishing Preparations for Relev�s and Entr�es', et cetera. This volume is being republished now with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Genres: Cooking

685 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2013

Reviews

[Nicholas Aune · Rating 3 out of 5]

An absolute classic. Always worth a read to see how much of cuisine has changed and how much has stayed the same.