Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts. (1733)

"Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts. (1733)" by Mary Eales is a cookbook published in London in 1718. Eales identified herself as confectioner to Queen Anne, though this claim remains unverified. This groundbreaking work contains the first English recipe for ice cream, alongside numerous instructions for preserving, drying, and preparing fruits, creams, jams, and jellies. The 1733 edition features 126 recipes spanning exactly 100 pages, offering a fascinating glimpse into eighteenth-century confectionery arts.

Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts. (1733), by Mary Eales. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #20735.