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Aug 2023
52m 11s

The Book of Household Management, by Mrs...

SHARON HANDY
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Let’s learn more from Mrs. Beeton about vegetable soups and their ingredients, all of which will be ruined by hours-long boiling. Also, the Prince of Wales is honored with tiny turnip balls.

 

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