The Lady's Complete Guide

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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.