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De Salis (1829-1908) was a popular writer of Victorian-era cookery and household management
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The Cook’s Oracle (William Kitchiner) Restaurant Pictorial wrappers posing the questionFull title: The Cooks Oracle; containing Receipts for Plain Cookery on the Most Economical Plan for Private Families; also the Art of Composing the Most Simple and Most Highly Finished Broths, Gravies, Soups, Sauces, Store Sauces, and Flavoring Essences: Pastry, Preserves, Puddings, &c. and an Easy, Certain, and Economical Process for preparing Pickles in which they will be ready in a fortnight, and remain good for years. xii, 371 pp. Period calf,