A Poetical Cook-Book: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Poetical Cook-Book, credited to Maria J. Moss, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A Poetical Cook-Book by Maria J. Moss. Read in English by Matthew Datcher; jenno; Jason in Panama; Kathrine Engan; Timothy Ferguson; Kalynda; Claire Stewart; BettyB This is an interesting mix of recipes and poetry about cookery and food. The author has written this book during and in the aftermath of the civil war in the United States. The recipes are sound and can be used still today, and the poetry is an interesting collection of short excerpts and poems by all famous poets. - Summary by Carolin

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Poetical Cook-Book
• Author credits: Maria J. Moss
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 18
• Listed recording duration: 2:49:28

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• poem
• fish
• meat
• sauce
• dessert

Track guide

1. 01 - Proem and Dedication — 3:13
2. 02 - To the Reader — 7:20
3. 03 - Miscellaneous Observations — 11:59
4. 04 - Soups — 4:59
5. 05 - Fish — 11:50
6. 06 - Meats — 27:02
7. 07 - Birds — 4:18
8. 08 - Miscellaneous — 7:19
9. 09 - Sauces — 7:51
10. 10 - Vegetables — 14:18
11. 11 - To Dry Herbs — 2:13
12. 12 - Pickles — 2:02
13. 13 - Sweetmeats — 7:33
14. 14 - Eggs — 4:53
15. 15 - Desserts — 16:57
16. 16 - Creams — 5:40
17. 17 - Miscellaneous — 5:42
18. 18 - Cakes — 24:19

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