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Modern Cookery for Private Families is an English cookery book by Eliza Acton (1799–1859). It was first published by Longmans in 1845, and was a best-seller, running through 13 editions by 1853, though its sales were later eclipsed by Mrs Beeton. On Read More..

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Description	Modern Cookery for Private Families is an English cookery book by Eliza Acton (1799–1859). It was first published by Longmans in 1845, and was a best-seller, running through 13 editions by 1853, though its sales were later eclipsed by Mrs Beeton. On the strength of the book, Delia Smith called Acton "the best writer of recipes in the English language", and in the same vein Elizabeth David called Modern Cookery "the greatest cookery book in our language".It was one of the first cookery books to provide lists of ingredients, exact quantities, and cooking times, and to include Eastern recipes for chutneys. Its first edition was the first book to refer to Christmas pudding.Acton's recipes and writing style have been admired by cooks including Elizabeth David, Delia Smith and Jane Grigson; Clarissa Dickson Wright praises her writing but criticises her increasing conformity to Victorian dullness.
Description	Modern Cookery for Private Families is an English cookery book by Eliza Acton (1799–1859). It was first published by Longmans in 1845, and was a best-seller, running through 13 editions by 1853, though its sales were later eclipsed by Mrs Beeton. On the strength of the book, Delia Smith called Acton "the best writer of recipes in the English language", and in the same vein Elizabeth David called Modern Cookery "the greatest cookery book in our language".It was one of the first cookery books to provide lists of ingredients, exact quantities, and cooking times, and to include Eastern recipes for chutneys. Its first edition was the first book to refer to Christmas pudding.Acton's recipes and writing style have been admired by cooks including Elizabeth David, Delia Smith and Jane Grigson; Clarissa Dickson Wright praises her writing but criticises her increasing conformity to Victorian dullness.

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Authors	Eliza Acton
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Genre	Cookery
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Publisher	Longmans
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Pub_date	1845
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