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WARG, Cajsa (1703-1769). Hjelpreda u Hushallningen för unga Freuntimber. Stockholm: Lor. Ludv. Grefing, 1755. 8°. Engraved frontispiece by Pehr Geringius (lightly browned throughout, a few spots). Contemporary calf, gilt spine decorated in compartments, lettering-piece (very rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Heewig Rath (signature on pastedown) -- Heewig ?Lellioph (signature at bottom of title) -- Astrid Grevesmühl (signature on recto of frontispiece).

FIRST EDITION of this famous Swedish cookery book written by the 'mother of Swedish cooking'. Cajsa Warg's attitude towards cooking is summed up in her saying 'you take what you have', now a Swedish proverb. She served as a housekeeper in aristocratic households in Stockholm, and worked only for the Upper Classes. This is her first cook book, which became an instant success because it lists exact descriptions for all receipts (weights, cooking time, etc.) and the fact that Cajsa Warg uses easily accessible ingredients.

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