Cooking & Food

Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages

by Paul Lacroix and Jean De La Lacroix Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on …

Cottage Economy

by William Cobbett Read by Philippa 4.5
How can you tell when your pig is fat enough? Why should you never buy mustard? What's wrong with eating potatoes? Which is better, beer or …

The Book of Household Management

by Mrs. Isabella Beeton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
"Mrs. Beeton's" is a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. Published in 1861, it was an immediate best…

A Guide to Modern Cookery

by Auguste Escoffier Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Le Guide Culinaire can be regarded as the ‘Bible’ of modern cooking. It was Escoffier's attempt to codify and streamline the French restaura…

When Mother Lets Us Cook

by Constance Johnson Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.6
A book of simple receipts for little folk with important cooking rules in rhyme together with handy lists of the materials and utensils need…

Brewing

by Alfred Chaston Chapman Read by MaryAnn 4.6
Brewing by Alfred Chaston Chapman delves into the intricate world of beer production, revealing its profound connections to scientific advan…

Ketchup

by A. W. Bitting Read by Peter Yearsley 4.7
The Bittings have written a number of books on canning and home preparation of food. This short volume includes a brief description of the p…

A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-Making

by Sylvester Graham Read by Tatiana Chichilla 5
Sylvester Graham, also known as the "Father of Vegetarianism", was a Presbyterian minister who emphasized clean eating. Graham end…

Culinary Herbs

by Maurice Grenville Kains Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This book describes use and care, and growing of herbs for cooking, healing and other interesting miscellaneous information related to herbs…

The Experienced English Housekeeper

by Elizabeth Raffald Read by Phil Benson 4.7
'Cut a large old hare in small pieces, and put it in a mug with three blades of mace, a little salt, two large onions, one red herring, six …

The Story of a Loaf of Bread

by Thomas Barlow Wood Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
According to the author in the preface, he has "ventured to write this little book with some diffidence, for it deals with farming, mil…

No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet

by Rupert H. Wheldon Read by Ben Adams 4.3
>Though little is known about its author, this is considered the first vegan cookbook ever written. At the time of its composition, the V…

All About Coffee

by William Ukers Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Considered the definitive work about coffee of its time, "All About Coffee" was written by William Ukers, founder of the Tea and C…

The Whys of Cooking

by Janet McKenzie Hill Read by BettyB 4.3
An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …

Our Knowledge Box

by George Blackie Read by Bill Boerst 4.6
This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufactu…

The Theory and Practice of Brewing

by Michael Combrune Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is an elaborate treatise on how to brew beer. That art is as noble today as it was in 1761, when this book was first published, and Mr.…

The Chemistry of Cookery

by W. Mattieu Williams Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
This book, written in the late 1800s, is a book of chemistry that explains the whys and hows of cooking to trained chefs and laymen alike. T…

Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained

by Moses Quinby Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES, DIRECTIONS FOR OBTAINING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PURE SURPLUS HONEY WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE EXPENSE, REMEDIES FO…

Six Cups of Coffee

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
It is not much to say that nine-tenths of that decoction which passes under the name of coffee, is unworthy to be so called, and that many p…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…

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