This companion volume to Warne's Model Cookery Book has been in course of preparation for more than three years. During its progress the Editor has attentively watched for all new discoveries in Science or Art, and has carefully tested the recipes and advice sent in by Contributors, so as to ensure their practical utility.

Of the Articles, the one on Potatoes is from the pen of Miss Hartshorne, well known from her own and her father's talents > Miss Jewry, the Editor of the Model Cookery, has examined or contributed the additional Cookery recipes and useful House hold information; Major McCoy and two ladies of good position contribute first-rate amateur experience of the Poultry Yard.

The Stable and the Dairy are original articles by competent authorities.

For "Domestic Science" (though chiefly original), use has been made of Professor Pepper's "Cyclopaedic Science." The "History of Pottery and Porcelain," by Joseph Marryat, Esq. (which every householder of taste in Ceramic Art should possess), has afforded some of the information given with regard to old china, in addition to the personal experience of the editor. The works of Henderson, Cyrus Redding, and the Supplement to the "Encyclopaedia Britannica " are briefly quoted - in conjunction with the practical knowledge of a first-rate wine merchant - on the subject of wines.

The advice how to act in case of accidents, the remedies for poisoning, and instructions for the care of the sick, have been contributed by an experienced Surgeon.

The Plates, printed in Colours by Kronheim & Co., have been executed from original designs by eminent artists.

The Publishers and Editor unite in offering their best thanks to numerous Contributors, and trust that their labours may be rewarded by the acknowledged utility of a popular and practical Manual of Household Economy.

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