Books by Elizabeth Raffald
The Experienced English Housekeeper
by Elizabeth Raffald
Mrs Elizabeth Raffald was a confectioner and housekeeper and also ran an registry for servants. Her cookery book is one of the most original of its period… It’s very readable, and every single recipe in it works – she’s obviously tested them. Of all the 18th century cookery books, her book is probably the one that would appeal to modern taste more than any other. It’s a universally good book and much more original than Mrs Beeton, and she deserves to be better known.
Interviews where books by Elizabeth Raffald were recommended
The best books on Historic Cooking, recommended by Ivan Day
Celebrated food historian selects five books on cooking that reveal much about our history. During the period that the French and English were at war, roast beef was all the rage and anything ‘Frenchified’ was suspect
