Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 231 Waters, W. G., Mrs. Waters, Mrs. W. G. The Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes Produced by Metra Christofferson, and David Widger "The Cook's Decameron" by Mrs. W. G. Waters is a culinary guide written during the late 19th century, intertwining elements of fiction with practical cooking instruction. The text presents itself as a narrative about the Marchesa di Sant'Andrea, a character who finds herself navigating the trials and tribulations of English dining culture while advocating for the appreciation of genuine Italian cuisine. The book offers a plethora of over two hundred Italian recipes aimed at teaching English housewives how to incorporate authentic Italian culinary techniques into their cooking, particularly to elevate everyday meals without extravagant expenses. At the start of the narrative, the Marchesa reviews a series of letters notifying her that several dinner engagements have been canceled due to the misdeeds of their cooks, revealing a humorous contrast between the culinary ambition of her social circle and the reality they face. Through this comedy of errors, the Marchesa expresses her frustration at the British culinary scene, leading to a suggestion that she teach her friends how to cook for themselves, thereby establishing a "school of cookery." This opening sets the stage for her mission to unlock the secrets of Italian cooking, while also introducing the reader to a lively cast of characters and their engaging conversations about food, society, and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooking, Italian TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Browsing: Cooking & Drinking 377414 377423 2024-09-01T07:47:14.085553 2023-10-01T07:15:04.609129 text/html text/html 385590 2013-02-08T12:00:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii 105901 2013-02-08T12:01:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 178109 2024-09-01T07:47:23.950539 application/epub+zip 177194 2024-09-01T07:47:16.534537 application/epub+zip 177194 2024-09-01T07:47:15.144566 application/epub+zip 450035 2024-09-01T07:47:30.010474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362441 2024-09-01T07:47:22.177593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383477 2022-09-01T08:47:01.684851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289265 289232 2024-09-01T07:47:12.736582 2023-10-01T07:15:03.577142 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 289261 2008-07-24T16:59:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97174 2008-07-24T17:00:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17490 2024-09-01T07:47:30.156462 application/rdf+xml 12710 2024-09-01T07:47:15.524556 image/jpeg 3382 2024-09-01T07:47:15.335540 image/jpeg 155273 2024-09-01T07:47:14.110551 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog