Fascinating Old Cookbooks!

[MrsBeeton]

Hi Everyone,
Many years ago I went though my Granny's old cook-books and made a list
of some frugal wartime dishes that interested me. Since then I've lost
the books (to my dismay!) and forgotten the titles, and all I have left
is some cryptic notes hinting at them. I really want to find those
recipes and I wonder if any detectives here can help me find the names
of these books?
Here are the only clues I've got:

Clue for Book #1: "Pears"
Some recipes in it: Mock Goose on Page 811, Mock Crab on page 813, Mock
Omelet on Page 819
I thought this book might have been "Pears Family Cookbook" by Bee
Nilson, so I ordered it from a second hand bookshop, but those recipes
were not inside. (I live in Australia and this book was available here
in Granny's time.)

Clue for Book #2: “Large Beeton 1925?”
Clearly this is an edition of Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household
Management, but I cannot find which one.
Some recipes in it: Mock Hare Soup p. 1170, Mock Turtle Soup p. 149 &
138, Mock Fish Patties p. 1178,

Clue for Book #3: “”Small Beeton 1888?”
This must be another edition of Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household
Management, but again I cannot find it.
Some recipes in it: Mock Turtle Soup p. 90-91

Clue for Book #4: “Penguin”
I thought this might have been the “Penguin Cookery Book”, also by Bee
Nilson, so I managed to find a copy but again, it turned out to be a
false lead.
Some recipes in it: Mock Oyster Soup: p. 39, Mock Almond Paste, p. 612

Clue for Book #5 “English Cookery”
This turns out *not* to be “The English Cookery Book, Uniting Good Style
with Economy”, Collected by A Committee of Ladies, ed. JH Walsh.1859.
It’s not the nineteenth century “The English and Australian Cookery
Book”, either.
Some recipes in it: Half-Pay Pudding p. 90, Nettle Beer p. 376, Roly
Poly p. 105

Any help tracking down these fascinating old books will be GRATEFULLY
received!

Mrs B




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MrsBeeton

[Jean B.]

MrsBeeton wrote:
[snip]
> Clue for Book #3: ��Small Beeton 1888?�
> This must be another edition of Mrs. Beeton�s Book of Household

> Management, but again I cannot find it.
> Some recipes in it: Mock Turtle Soup p. 90-91

I thought this might be All About Cookery, but the entries are
alphabetical, which puts mock turtle soup way past pp. 90-91.

Unfortunately, all I can do is eliminate that one. I hope you
find some answers.

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Jean B.