LEYEL, Mrs. C.F.

[87] pp.

George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.

1927

7 1/2″ x 5 1/4″

*jacket loss to head and tail of spine*

Wrapper design by K. Hale

Part of the “Lure of Cookery” series by the legendary Mrs Leyel. Menus and the necessary recipes for 67 meals also Sandwich recipes. Superb dustwrapper art by “K. Hale” (Kathleen Hale, the legendary British artist, illustrator and children’s author most famous for her illustrations for Orlando the Marmalade Cat).

Hilda Leyel (1880-1957) was a leading light in herbalism in Britain. In 1927, the year after the publication of this book she founded The Society of Herbalists and went on to establish the Culpeper chain of herbal shops. Cold Grouse and Prune Salad, is certainly a mouth-watering delicacy, whereas Salade Monte Carlo, combining banana with tomatoes, grapes and mayonnaise with anchovy sauce, is debatable.