The Book of Household Management


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"Mrs. Beeton's" is a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. Published in 1861, it was an immediate bestseller, running to millions of copies within just a few years. In the cookery sections, Mrs. Beeton follows the animal "from his birth to his appearance on the table.” Learn how to care for poultry during moulting season, how to wean calves, how to cure hams, salt cod, carve mutton, and much more. (Summary by Wikipedia and Sarah Jennings)

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000 - Preface 4:04 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
001 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 1. 26:03 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
002 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 2. 34:12 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
003 - Chapter 2. The Housekeeper. 19:09 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
004 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 1. 36:21 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
005 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 2. 22:17 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
006 - Chapter 4. Introduction to Cookery. 30:23 Gelesen von Cori Samuel
007 - Chapter 5. General Directions for Making Soups. 23:46 Gelesen von Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
008 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 1. 45:03 Gelesen von Kalynda
009 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 2. 43:35 Gelesen von Kalynda
010 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 3. 26:26 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
011 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 4. 25:31 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
012 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 5. 10:50 Gelesen von Belinda Brown
013 - Chapter 7. The Natural History of Fishes. 46:10 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
014 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 1. 40:25 Gelesen von Phillipa Chantry
015 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 2. 38:09 Gelesen von ink tree
016 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 3. 41:42 Gelesen von Joan Freeman
017 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 4. 34:20 Gelesen von Betsie Bush
018 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 5. 44:09 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
019 - Chapter 9. Sauces, Pickles, Gravies, and Forcemeats. General Remarks. 7:56 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
020 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 1. 41:37 Gelesen von Tracy Datlen
021 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 2. 39:54 Gelesen von nprigoda
022 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 3. 45:33 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
023 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 4. 34:48 Gelesen von Anne Cheng
024 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 5. 42:43 Gelesen von Belinda Brown
025 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 6. 38:16 Gelesen von Belinda Brown
026 - Chapter 11. Various Modes of Cooking Meat. 34:32 Gelesen von Belinda Brown
027 - Chapter 12. General Observations on Quadrupeds. 27:14 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
028 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 1. 30:58 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
029 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 2. 32:05 Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw
030 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 3. 34:22 Gelesen von Jennifer Stearns
031 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 4. 31:44 Gelesen von Jennifer Stearns
032 - Chapter 14. General Observations on the Sheep and Lamb. 38:14 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
033 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 1. 27:44 Gelesen von Kalynda
034 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 2. 38:50 Gelesen von Jennifer Stearns
035 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 3. 25:17 Gelesen von Jennifer Stearns
036 - Chapter 16. General Observations on the Common Hog. 30:14 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
037 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 1. 49:22 Gelesen von Annise
038 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 2. 49:13 Gelesen von Annise
039 - Chapter 18. General Observations on the Calf. 9:01 Gelesen von Landii
040 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 1. 35:56 Gelesen von Landii
041 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 2. 27:34 Gelesen von Landii
042 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 3. 36:28 Gelesen von Betsie Bush
043 - Chapter 20. General Observations on Birds. 22:32 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
044 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 1. 46:19 Gelesen von Kalynda
045 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 2. 39:56 Gelesen von Landii
046 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 3. 44:18 Gelesen von David Higham
047 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 4. 51:00 Gelesen von Annise
048 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 5. 43:45 Gelesen von Carol Stripling
049 - Chapter 22. General Observations on Game. 25:38 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
050 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 1. 38:41 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
051 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 2. 37:14 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
052 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 3. 40:08 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
053 - Chapter 24. General Observations on Vegetables. 30:06 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
054 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 1. 32:06 Gelesen von Christine Blachford
055 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 2. 30:29 Gelesen von Christine Blachford
056 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 3. 33:28 Gelesen von Christine Blachford
057 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 4. 35:11 Gelesen von Christine Blachford
058 - Chapter 26. General Observations on Puddings and Pastry. 15:23 Gelesen von Lee Ann Howlett
059 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 1. 37:23 Gelesen von Lee Ann Howlett
060 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 2. 41:54 Gelesen von Victoria Slonosky
061 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 3. 34:11 Gelesen von Kalynda
062 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 4. 39:54 Gelesen von Lee Ann Howlett
063 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 5. 45:20 Gelesen von Annise
064 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 6. 36:02 Gelesen von ink tree
065 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 7. 18:57 Gelesen von Annise
066 - Chapter 28. General Observations on Creams, Jellies, Souffles, Omelets, and Sweet Dishes. 6:30 Gelesen von Stacy Mannion
067 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 1. 30:54 Gelesen von Anna Simon
068 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 2. 38:39 Gelesen von Victoria Slonosky
069 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 3. 36:19 Gelesen von Tracy Datlen
070 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 4. 28:21 Gelesen von Anna Simon
071 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 5. 33:11 Gelesen von Victoria Slonosky
072 - Chapter 30. General Observations on Preserves, Confectionery, Ices, and Dessert Dishes. 20:23 Gelesen von Wyndelyn
073 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 1. 31:24 Gelesen von TriciaG
074 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 2. 28:03 Gelesen von TriciaG
075 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 3. 38:50 Gelesen von TriciaG
076 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 4. 27:17 Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw
077 - Chapter 32. General Observations on Milk, Butter, Cheese, and Eggs. 14:27 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
078 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 1. 33:18 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
079 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 2. 20:00 Gelesen von Robin Cotter
080 - Chapter 34. General Observations on Bread, Biscuits, and Cakes. 20:48 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
081 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 1. 33:17 Gelesen von Kathy Caver
082 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 2. 25:15 Gelesen von Christine Blachford
083 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 3. 28:40 Gelesen von Christine Blachford
084 - Chapter 36. General Observations on Beverages. 11:27 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
085 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 1. 26:15 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
086 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 2. 24:19 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
087 - Chapter 38. Invalid Cookery. 5:36 Gelesen von Anna Simon
088 - Recipes. Chapter 39. 35:34 Gelesen von Elaine Hamby
089 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 1. 29:26 Gelesen von Anna Simon
090 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 2. 33:58 Gelesen von Belinda Brown
091 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 3. 33:39 Gelesen von Belinda Brown
092 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 4. 32:42 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
093 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 1. 54:02 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
094 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 2. 35:58 Gelesen von Scarlett!
095 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 3. 36:25 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
096 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 4. 41:51 Gelesen von Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
097 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 5. 44:16 Gelesen von TriciaG
098 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 6. 38:45 Gelesen von Katie Gibboney
099 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 1. 16:37 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
100 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 2. 32:59 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
101 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 3. 30:07 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
102 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 4. 30:17 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
103 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 1. 42:53 Gelesen von Anna Simon
104 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 2. 52:14 Gelesen von Anna Simon
105 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 3. 32:13 Gelesen von Anna Simon
106 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 1. 36:07 Gelesen von Robin Cotter
107 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 2. 19:59 Gelesen von Robin Cotter

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I enjoyed listening to this book a lot, though some of the readers were not all that easy to understand


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the reader for chapter 10 part 2.. is terrible!! not even 5 min in and I may have to skip over completely because all I am hearing is the noise she makes at the end of every word. it's killing me

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not very good.