MRS. BEETONS COOKERY BOOK AND HOUSEHOLD GUIDE

She was the 19th centurys Martha Stewart, and she is responsible for organizing the rules of domestic life into the first easy-to-follow guide. British writer ISABELLA MARY BEETON (1836-1865) caused a sensation in 1861 when she published her guide to proper Victorian housekeeping, known under various unofficial titles, including Mrs. Beetons Book of Household Management. Eminently browsable and still highly useful today, Beetons tome is a masterly compendium of practical information, and covers such essential topics as