Crisp book to make a packet - The earliest known recipe for crisps

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Crisp book to make a packet

Pictured: Kitchiner wrote in the 1817 first edition of how to prepare 'potatoes fried in slices or shavings'. He then instructs them to 'dry them well in a clean cloth, and fry them in lard or dripping' before adding salt.
The end result would have been ready salted crisps.

An early 19th century cookbook containing the earliest known recipe for crisps has...
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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: ForumAuctions/BNPS

Crisp book to make a packet

Pictured: Kitchiner wrote in the 1817 first edition of how to prepare 'potatoes fried in slices or shavings'. He then instructs them to 'dry them well in a clean cloth, and fry them in lard or dripping' before adding salt.
The end result would have been ready salted crisps.

An early 19th century cookbook containing the earliest known recipe for crisps has sold at auction.

The recipe for the popular snack was included in the Cook's Oracle by William Kitchiner, a celebrity chef of his day.

Kitchiner wrote in the 1817 first edition of how to prepare 'potatoes fried in slices or shavings'.

The end result would have been ready salted crisps.
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