S.—I have always perceived, my Lord, that the finest palate is the most difficult to please, but also the most just in praise.
Lord M.—The choice of wines is of great importance in the progress of a dinner: a fine wine, light and generous, protects the cook and becomes the benefactor of the guest.
S.—Permit me also to observe, my Lord, that a gastronomic réunion, without the beau sexe is to me a flower-bed without flowers, an ocean without waves, a fleet without sails.
Lord M.—Certainly, such réunions are the cradles of good manners and sociability, even as intemperance is the tomb of morality.
Just Published, the Thirtieth Thousand, Price 7s. 6d.,
THE
Modern Housewife, or Menagere,
COMPRISING
Nearly One Thousand Recipes for the Economic and Judicious Preparation
of Every Meal of the Day,
AND THOSE FOR
THE NURSERY AND SICK-ROOM,
WITH MINUTE DIRECTIONS FOR FAMILY MANAGEMENT IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
BY A. SOYER,
AUTHOR OF “THE GASTRONOMIC REGENERATOR,”
Illustrated with Numerous Engravings.
For Criticisms, see the Public Press in 1849.
LONDON:
SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO., STATIONERS’ HALL COURT,
1853.
COPY OF A LETTER RECENTLY RECEIVED BY THE AUTHOR FROM DR. ERASMUS WILSON, AUTHOR OF “HEALTHY SKIN, A POPULAR TREATISE ON THE SKIN AND HAIR.”
17, Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square,
July 18th, 1853.
Sir,
May I beg your acceptance of the accompanying small volume, for the part illustration of which I am indebted to your admirable “Housewife.” Your nursery dinner is one of the most valuable pages I have ever read on the subject of Diet; and it is calculated to confer an everlasting benefit on society.