Lady's Assistant: Being a Complete System of Cookery...Including the Fullest and Choicest Recipes of Various Kinds...

by Charlotte M. Mason

Charlotte Mason's 1787 cookbook is a comprehensive source of late eighteenth-century English recipes and contains some of the earliest recipes for sandwiches.

528 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Charlotte Mason, a renowned British educator, lived during the turn of the 20th century. She turned the idea of education being something of utilitarian necessity into an approach based upon living ideas. She believed that education is "an atmosphere, a discipline, a life" and a "science of relations." Her methods are embraced around the world today, especially among the homeschool community.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for research for a history. They had some wild recipes when this was released.