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The Book of Household Management

Mrs. Isabella Beeton (1836 - 1865)

"Mrs. Beeton's" is a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. Published in 1861, it was an immediate bestseller, running to millions of copies within just a few years. In the cookery sections, Mrs. Beeton follows the animal "from his birth to his appearance on the table.” Learn how to care for poultry during moulting season, how to wean calves, how to cure hams, salt cod, carve mutton, and much more. (Summary by Wikipedia and Sarah Jennings)

Genre(s): Animals, House & Home, Cooking

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	000 - Preface	Sarah Jennings	00:04:04
Play 01	001 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 1.	Sarah Jennings	00:26:03
Play 02	002 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 2.	Sarah Jennings	00:34:12
Play 03	003 - Chapter 2. The Housekeeper.	Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)	00:19:09
Play 04	004 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 1.	Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)	00:36:21
Play 05	005 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 2.	Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)	00:22:17
Play 06	006 - Chapter 4. Introduction to Cookery.	Cori Samuel	00:30:23
Play 07	007 - Chapter 5. General Directions for Making Soups.	Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)	00:23:46
Play 08	008 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 1.	Kalynda	00:45:03
Play 09	009 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 2.	Kalynda	00:43:35
Play 10	010 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 3.	Katie Gibboney	00:26:26
Play 11	011 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 4.	Katie Gibboney	00:25:31
Play 12	012 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 5.	Belinda Brown	00:10:50
Play 13	013 - Chapter 7. The Natural History of Fishes.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:46:10
Play 14	014 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 1.	Phillipa Chantry	00:40:25
Play 15	015 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 2.	ink tree	00:38:09
Play 16	016 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 3.	Joan Freeman	00:41:42
Play 17	017 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 4.	Betsie Bush	00:34:20
Play 18	018 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 5.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:44:09
Play 19	019 - Chapter 9. Sauces, Pickles, Gravies, and Forcemeats. General Remarks.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:07:56
Play 20	020 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 1.	Tracy Datlen	00:41:37
Play 21	021 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 2.	nprigoda	00:39:54
Play 22	022 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 3.	Katie Gibboney	00:45:33
Play 23	023 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 4.	Anne Cheng	00:34:48
Play 24	024 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 5.	Belinda Brown	00:42:43
Play 25	025 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 6.	Belinda Brown	00:38:16
Play 26	026 - Chapter 11. Various Modes of Cooking Meat.	Belinda Brown	00:34:32
Play 27	027 - Chapter 12. General Observations on Quadrupeds.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:27:14
Play 28	028 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 1.	Katie Gibboney	00:30:58
Play 29	029 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 2.	Arielle Lipshaw	00:32:05
Play 30	030 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 3.	Jennifer Stearns	00:34:22
Play 31	031 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 4.	Jennifer Stearns	00:31:44
Play 32	032 - Chapter 14. General Observations on the Sheep and Lamb.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:38:14
Play 33	033 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 1.	Kalynda	00:27:44
Play 34	034 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 2.	Jennifer Stearns	00:38:50
Play 35	035 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 3.	Jennifer Stearns	00:25:17
Play 36	036 - Chapter 16. General Observations on the Common Hog.	Katie Gibboney	00:30:14
Play 37	037 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 1.	Annise	00:49:22
Play 38	038 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 2.	Annise	00:49:13
Play 39	039 - Chapter 18. General Observations on the Calf.	Landii	00:09:01
Play 40	040 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 1.	Landii	00:35:56
Play 41	041 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 2.	Landii	00:27:34
Play 42	042 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 3.	Betsie Bush	00:36:28
Play 43	043 - Chapter 20. General Observations on Birds.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:22:32
Play 44	044 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 1.	Kalynda	00:46:19
Play 45	045 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 2.	Landii	00:39:56
Play 46	046 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 3.	David Higham	00:44:18
Play 47	047 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 4.	Annise	00:51:00
Play 48	048 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 5.	Carol Stripling	00:43:45
Play 49	049 - Chapter 22. General Observations on Game.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:25:38
Play 50	050 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 1.	Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)	00:38:41
Play 51	051 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 2.	Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)	00:37:14
Play 52	052 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 3.	Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)	00:40:08
Play 53	053 - Chapter 24. General Observations on Vegetables.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:30:06
Play 54	054 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 1.	Christine Blachford	00:32:06
Play 55	055 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 2.	Christine Blachford	00:30:29
Play 56	056 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 3.	Christine Blachford	00:33:28
Play 57	057 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 4.	Christine Blachford	00:35:11
Play 58	058 - Chapter 26. General Observations on Puddings and Pastry.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:15:23
Play 59	059 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 1.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:37:23
Play 60	060 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 2.	Victoria Slonosky	00:41:54
Play 61	061 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 3.	Kalynda	00:34:11
Play 62	062 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 4.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:39:54
Play 63	063 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 5.	Annise	00:45:20
Play 64	064 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 6.	ink tree	00:36:02
Play 65	065 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 7.	Annise	00:18:57
Play 66	066 - Chapter 28. General Observations on Creams, Jellies, Souffles, Omelets, and Sweet Dishes.	Stacy Mannion	00:06:30
Play 67	067 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 1.	Anna Simon	00:30:54
Play 68	068 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 2.	Victoria Slonosky	00:38:39
Play 69	069 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 3.	Tracy Datlen	00:36:19
Play 70	070 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 4.	Anna Simon	00:28:21
Play 71	071 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 5.	Victoria Slonosky	00:33:11
Play 72	072 - Chapter 30. General Observations on Preserves, Confectionery, Ices, and Dessert Dishes.	Wyndelyn	00:20:23
Play 73	073 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 1.	TriciaG	00:31:24
Play 74	074 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 2.	TriciaG	00:28:03
Play 75	075 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 3.	TriciaG	00:38:50
Play 76	076 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 4.	Arielle Lipshaw	00:27:17
Play 77	077 - Chapter 32. General Observations on Milk, Butter, Cheese, and Eggs.	Katie Gibboney	00:14:27
Play 78	078 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 1.	Katie Gibboney	00:33:18
Play 79	079 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 2.	Robin Cotter	00:20:00
Play 80	080 - Chapter 34. General Observations on Bread, Biscuits, and Cakes.	Sarah Jennings	00:20:48
Play 81	081 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 1.	Kathy Caver	00:33:17
Play 82	082 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 2.	Christine Blachford	00:25:15
Play 83	083 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 3.	Christine Blachford	00:28:40
Play 84	084 - Chapter 36. General Observations on Beverages.	Sarah Jennings	00:11:27
Play 85	085 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 1.	Sarah Jennings	00:26:15
Play 86	086 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 2.	Sarah Jennings	00:24:19
Play 87	087 - Chapter 38. Invalid Cookery.	Anna Simon	00:05:36
Play 88	088 - Recipes. Chapter 39.	Elaine Hamby	00:35:34
Play 89	089 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 1.	Anna Simon	00:29:26
Play 90	090 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 2.	Belinda Brown	00:33:58
Play 91	091 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 3.	Belinda Brown	00:33:39
Play 92	092 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 4.	Ruth Golding	00:32:42
Play 93	093 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 1.	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:54:02
Play 94	094 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 2.	Scarlett!	00:35:58
Play 95	095 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 3.	Sarah Jennings	00:36:25
Play 96	096 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 4.	Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)	00:41:51
Play 97	097 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 5.	TriciaG	00:44:16
Play 98	098 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 6.	Katie Gibboney	00:38:45
Play 99	099 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 1.	Sarah Jennings	00:16:37
Play 100	100 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 2.	Sarah Jennings	00:32:59
Play 101	101 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 3.	Sarah Jennings	00:30:07
Play 102	102 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 4.	Sarah Jennings	00:30:17
Play 103	103 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 1.	Anna Simon	00:42:53
Play 104	104 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 2.	Anna Simon	00:52:14
Play 105	105 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 3.	Anna Simon	00:32:13
Play 106	106 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 1.	Robin Cotter	00:36:07
Play 107	107 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 2.	Robin Cotter	00:19:59

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