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Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine

by William Carew Hazlitt

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Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to William Carew Hazlitt. Catalog subjects include Cooking -- History; Cooking -- Bibliography. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B2–C1 · Deep reading

Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine is calibrated from 39,359 sampled words across 23 chapters: sentences average 29.5 words, 43.8% exceed 24 words and 6.8% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

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Extended sentences averaging 29.5 words, with 25.6% reaching 40 words or more

Vocabulary

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6.8% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 2.87 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Medium commitment

Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 9 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Table of contents

23 chapters

  1. 01W. CAREW HAZLITT2 min
  2. 02Table of Contents2 min
  3. 03INTRODUCTORY12 min
  4. 04THE EARLY ENGLISHMAN AND HIS FOOD.16 min
  5. 05ROYAL FEASTS AND SAVAGE POMP.12 min
  6. 06COOKERY BOOKS37 min
  7. 07COOKERY BOOKS.10 min
  8. 08II.—MEAT PIES AND PUDDINGS.4 min
  9. 09III.—SWEET-PUDDINGS, PIES, ETC.11 min
  10. 10IV.—CHEESES.2 min
  11. 11V.—CAKES.5 min
  12. 12VI.—CAUDLES AND POSSETS.2 min
  13. 13VII.—CONSERVES, DRIED AND CAN-DIED FRUITS, MARMALADES, ETC.7 min
  14. 14VIII.—PICKLES.2 min
  15. 15IX.—WINES.8 min
  16. 16COOKERY BOOKS. — Section 1615 min
  17. 17COOKERY BOOKS. — Section 175 min
  18. 18DIET OF THE YEOMAN AND THE POOR.10 min
  19. 19MEATS AND DRINKS.10 min
  20. 20THE KITCHEN.24 min
  21. 21MEALS.11 min
  22. 22ETIQUETTE OF THE TABLE.7 min
  23. 23INDEX.5 min
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