Book of Household Management
Mrs. Isabella Beeton
108 chapters · 58 h 15 min · English
Read by Sarah Jennings, Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014), Cori Samuel, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Kalynda, Katie Gibboney and others
House & Home · Cooking · Animals
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"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)
Chapters
1 000 - Preface 4 min 2 001 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 1 26 min 3 002 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 2 34 min 4 003 - Chapter 2. The Housekeeper 19 min 5 004 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 1 36 min 6 005 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 2 22 min 7 006 - Chapter 4. Introduction to Cookery 30 min 8 007 - Chapter 5. General Directions for Making Soups 24 min 9 008 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 1 45 min 10 009 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 2 44 min 11 010 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 3 26 min 12 011 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 4 26 min 13 012 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 5 11 min 14 013 - Chapter 7. The Natural History of Fishes 46 min 15 014 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 1 40 min 16 015 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 2 38 min 17 016 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 3 42 min 18 017 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 4 34 min 19 018 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 5 44 min 20 019 - Chapter 9. Sauces, Pickles, Gravies, and Forcemeats. General Remarks 8 min 21 020 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 1 42 min 22 021 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 2 40 min 23 022 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 3 46 min 24 023 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 4 35 min 25 024 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 5 43 min 26 025 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 6 38 min 27 026 - Chapter 11. Various Modes of Cooking Meat 35 min 28 027 - Chapter 12. General Observations on Quadrupeds 27 min 29 028 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 1 31 min 30 029 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 2 32 min 31 030 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 3 34 min 32 031 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 4 32 min 33 032 - Chapter 14. General Observations on the Sheep and Lamb 38 min 34 033 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 1 28 min 35 034 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 2 39 min 36 035 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 3 25 min 37 036 - Chapter 16. General Observations on the Common Hog 30 min 38 037 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 1 49 min 39 038 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 2 49 min 40 039 - Chapter 18. General Observations on the Calf 9 min 41 040 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 1 36 min 42 041 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 2 28 min 43 042 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 3 36 min 44 043 - Chapter 20. General Observations on Birds 23 min 45 044 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 1 46 min 46 045 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 2 40 min 47 046 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 3 44 min 48 047 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 4 51 min 49 048 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 5 44 min 50 049 - Chapter 22. General Observations on Game 26 min 51 050 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 1 39 min 52 051 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 2 37 min 53 052 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 3 40 min 54 053 - Chapter 24. General Observations on Vegetables 30 min 55 054 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 1 32 min 56 055 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 2 30 min 57 056 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 3 33 min 58 057 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 4 35 min 59 058 - Chapter 26. General Observations on Puddings and Pastry 15 min 60 059 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 1 37 min 61 060 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 2 42 min 62 061 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 3 34 min 63 062 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 4 40 min 64 063 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 5 45 min 65 064 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 6 36 min 66 065 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 7 19 min 67 066 - Chapter 28. General Observations on Creams, Jellies, Souffles, Omelets, and Sweet Dishes 6 min 68 067 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 1 31 min 69 068 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 2 39 min 70 069 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 3 36 min 71 070 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 4 28 min 72 071 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 5 33 min 73 072 - Chapter 30. General Observations on Preserves, Confectionery, Ices, and Dessert Dishes 20 min 74 073 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 1 31 min 75 074 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 2 28 min 76 075 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 3 39 min 77 076 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 4 27 min 78 077 - Chapter 32. General Observations on Milk, Butter, Cheese, and Eggs 14 min 79 078 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 1 33 min 80 079 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 2 20 min 81 080 - Chapter 34. General Observations on Bread, Biscuits, and Cakes 21 min 82 081 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 1 33 min 83 082 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 2 25 min 84 083 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 3 29 min 85 084 - Chapter 36. General Observations on Beverages 11 min 86 085 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 1 26 min 87 086 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 2 24 min 88 087 - Chapter 38. Invalid Cookery 6 min 89 088 - Recipes. Chapter 39 36 min 90 089 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 1 29 min 91 090 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 2 34 min 92 091 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 3 34 min 93 092 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 4 33 min 94 093 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 1 54 min 95 094 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 2 36 min 96 095 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 3 36 min 97 096 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 4 42 min 98 097 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 5 44 min 99 098 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 6 39 min 100 099 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 1 17 min 101 100 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 2 33 min 102 101 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 3 30 min 103 102 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 4 30 min 104 103 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 1 43 min 105 104 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 2 52 min 106 105 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 3 32 min 107 106 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 1 36 min 108 107 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 2 20 min
