- Patsy: Learn to Cook by Pictures, Patsy&Apos;S Reflections, & Patsy&Apos;S Christmas Reflections

London, Mirror Features, Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd. c1949. Paperback. Three uncommon Patsy comic style cookery books, being charming introductory guides to cooking with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Scarce works. "When Patsy and Peter got marries, she couldn't even boil an egg. Cookery books were difficult to get, and most of the recipes in them required more ingredient that the rations for two would afford. So with the help of Mum (to say nothing of Dad) and her two cheery neighbours, old Mrs. Always and young Mrs. Peatherpenny, she set out to teach herself to cook." A collection of comic-style cookery books, following the story of Patsy, an ex-private in the A.T.S. who hasn't had much chance to learn to cook. With recipes interspersed in the charming story intended to encourage and develop knowledge of cooking with pictures and illustrations. This set contains: Patsy: Learn to Cook by Pictures, c1949. An introductory volume, providing comic recipes for potatoes with watercress, breakfast eggs, and baked fish. Patsy's Reflections: Learn to Cook by Pictures, 1949. A larger volume providing all sorts of recipes in simple language, arranged in sections for soups and sauces, vegetables, sweets and puddings, cakes and biscuits, and much more. Patsy's Christmas Reflections: Learn to Cook by Pictures, 1949. A collection of festive recipes with tips for cooking all of your Christmas favourites, from vegetables and chestnuts to marzipan and preserves. Dated from the British Library. In the original card wraps with spiral bound spines. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark. Light sunning to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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