The Lady's Complete Guide
''The Lady's Complete Guide, or Cookery in All its Branches'' by Mary Cole (''fl'' 1788–1791) is a pioneering cookery book, the first in English that systematically ascribed recipes to their authors, where known. It was first published in 1788 and was followed by revised editions in 1789 and 1791. Author No biographical details are known about Mary Cole other than that she was the long-serving cook to the Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda, Earl of Drogheda. Book The first edition was published in 1788 as ''The Lady's Complete Guide, or Cookery in all its Branches; Containing the most approved Receipts, confirmed by Observation and Practice, in every reputable English Book of Cookery now extant.'' According to the title page, and to contemporary advertisements for the book, it incorporates recipes "translated from the Productions of Cooks of Eminence who have published in France", specifically the Duke de Nivernois, M. Commo's ''Histoire de Cuisine'', M. Disang's ''Maitre ...
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