The Cook's Oracle (cookbook)
The Cook's Oracle may refer to: *A cookbook published in 1817 by William Kitchiner *A searchable database of cookbooks created by Barbara Ketcham Wheaton Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, born in Philadelphia in 1931, is a writer and food historian. Since 1990, she has been the honorary curator of the culinary collection at the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, one of the largest collections in the U ...

William Kitchiner
William Kitchiner M.D. (1775–1827) was an English optician, amateur musician and cook. A celebrity chef, he was a household name during the 19th century, and his 1817 cookbook, '' The Cook's Oracle'', was a bestseller in the United Kingdom and the United States. The origin of the crisp (also known as potato chip) is attributed to Kitchiner, with ''The Cook's Oracle'' including the earliest known recipe. Unlike most food writers of the time he cooked the food himself, washed up afterwards, and performed all the household tasks he wrote about. He travelled around with his ''portable cabinet of taste'', a folding cabinet containing his mustards and sauces. He was also the creator of Wow-Wow sauce. The Cook's Oracle by William Kitchiner Kitchiner's most well-known book '' The Cook's Oracle'', full title ''Apicius Redivivus, or the Cook's Oracle'', was first published in 1817. It is also known as ''The Cook's Oracle: Containing receipts for plain cookery on the most economical ...
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