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A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts
- Year
- 1714
- Era
- 18th century
- Origin
- England · Europe
- Language
- English
- Category
- English pre-1800
A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick and Surgery, first issued in 1714, is among the earliest English cookery books published under a woman's name in the eighteenth century. Compiled by Mary Kettilby from contributions gathered among gentlewomen, it ranges across kitchen receipts, preserves, medicinal preparations and household remedies, and went through multiple editions, reflecting the period's blurred boundaries between culinary and domestic medical knowledge.
Cooking from this book
Orange Marmalade
Signature dishAmong the most emblematic preparations linked to Mary Kettilby's compilation is a clear orange marmalade, a stiff preserve of bitter Seville oranges set firm enough to be sliced and served at the tea table. Her version is often cited as a milestone in the evolution of British marmalade from a Portuguese style quince paste into the citrus conserve familiar today, making the book a touchstone for historians of English preserving.
An editorial note on a dish associated with this book, written for The Coquinist. It is not a reproduction of the book's recipe.
