Book Description

“Secrets of Some Wiltshire Housewives” is a 1927 book of recipes collected from members of the Wiltshire Woman's Institute. From mushroom chutney to sloe gin, this fantastically-diverse assortment of recipes will appeal to all with a love of cooking, and they would make for worthy additions in culinary collections. Contents include: “Piccalilli”, “Vegetable Marrow Pickle”, “Green Gooseberry Chutney”, “Mushroom Chutney”, “A Hint to Chutney Makers”, “Worcester Sauce”, “Green Tomato Chutney”, “Farm-house Ham: Sweat Pickling”, “Vegetable Pickle”, “Apple Chutney”, “Orange Marmalade”, “Tomato Preserve”, “Raspberry Jam”, “Lemon Honey”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.