ICES PLAIN AND FANCY

New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1976. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards, illustrated in silver. Fine, in very good dustwrapper. 44 pages + [17pp]. 20 x 18 cm. Introduction and Annotations by Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Forward by A. Hyatt Mayor. A charming Victorian Book held in the print collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, reprinted here with annotations alongside the original recipes - a wonderful way for the modern cook to easily prepare such delights as Ginger Cream Ice, Cranberry Ice Water, Rum Sorbet, Coffee Mousse, Strawberry Soufflé, and Chateaubriand Bombe. Illustrated throughout with the last pages featuring antique ice molds and a glossary. Interior and boards clean and crips. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar.