The ladies best companion or, A Golden Treasure for the Fair Sex. Containing the whole arts of Cookery, Pastry, Confectionary, Potting, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Collaring, Brewing, &c. With plain Instructions for making English Wines, from Fruits, Flowers, &c. To which is added The art of preserving Beauty. Containing the best and easiest Methods of preparing and making Washes, Essences, and Perfumes, &c. for the Hands, Neck, Face and Hair, in such a Manner as in a great Measure to delay the Ravages of Time on the Features of the Fair Sex. Likewise Directions for sweetening the Breath, curing the Tooth-Ache, preserving the Teeth and Gums, &c. With many other Articles equally useful to the Fair Sex in general To which are added Every Lady her own and Family's Physician. Consisting of approved physical Receipts for most Disorders that grown People and young Children are subject to. Also the Family Instructor. Containing Directions for cleaning Silks, Lace and Furniture, taking out Spots from Linen and Cloaths, &c. &c. And great Variety of other Articles too numerous to be inserted in a Title Page

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Chambers, Amelia
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for J. Cooke, No. 17, in Pater-Noster-Row 1775, [1775?]
Subjects:	Cookery / Handbooks, Manuals, Etc / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0542301400?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa