This text contains a detailed and comprehensive guide to confectionery, including recipes, descriptions, handy tips, information on equipment, and much more besides. Written in simple and plain language and complete with simple, step-by-step instructions, this book is ideal for any level of confectioner and makes for a must-have addition to collections of confectionery and cooking literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Materials', 'Fermented Goods', 'Rich Fermented Goods', 'Hot-Plate Goods', 'Powder-Aerated Goods', 'Small Cakes', 'Sweet Short Pastry', 'Chou Paste', 'Plain Biscuits and Shortbreads', 'Sponge Goods', 'Pound Cakes', 'Slab Cakes', 'Dessert Biscuits', 'Slice of Many Kinds', and many, many more. We are proud to republish this antique book now complete with a new introduction on confectionery