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Eliza Acton (17 April 1799 – 13 February 1859) was an English food writer and poet who produced one of Britain's first cookery books aimed at the domestic reader, Modern Cookery for Private Families. The book introduced the now-universal practice of listing ingredients and giving suggested cooking times for each recipe. It included the first recipes in English for Brussels sprouts and for spaghetti. It also contains the first recipe for what Acton called "Christmas pudding"; the dish was normally called plum pudding, recipes for which had appeared previously, although Acton was the first to put the name and recipe together. (From Wikipedia) More about Eliza Acton:
| | Books by Eliza Acton: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: The English Bread-Book for Domestic Use, Adapted to Families of Every Grade (London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857) (page images at Google)- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern Cookery (based on the first edition, 1845) (HTML with commentary at fiftywordsforsnow.com)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Poems (1826) (multiple formats at Google)
Additional books by Eliza Acton in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Acton's bread book (Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857), also by Sophie D. Coe (page images at HathiTrust)- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery for private families. (Longmans, Green & Co., 1887) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery for private families (Gutenberg ebook)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery : for private families... a series of carefully tested receipts... (Longmans, Green, and Co., 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery for private families reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Liebeg and other eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained. (Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1868) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery for private families : reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Liebig and other eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained (Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery for private families : reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Liebig and other eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained (Longman, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery, for private families : reduced to a system of easy practice, in a series of carefully tested receipts, in which the principles of Baron Liebig and other eminent writers have been as much as possible applied and explained (Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1863) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery in all its branches: embracing a series of plain and simple instructions to private families and others, for the careful and judicious preparation of every variety of food as drawn from practical observation and experience. (J.E. Potter, 1860), also by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery in all its branches : embracing a series of plain and simple instructions to private families and others, for the careful and judicious preparation of every variety of food as drawn from practical observation and experience (John E. Potter and Co., 1885), also by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale and John E. Potter and Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery in all its branches: embracing a series of plain and simple instructions to private families and others, for the careful and judicious preparation of every variety of food as drawn from practical observation and experience. With directions for setting out and ornamenting the table, carving, relative duties of mistress and maid, etc, etc. (J. E. Potter, 1860), also by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery in all its branches : reduced to a system of easy practice, for the use of private families : in a series of receipts, which have been strictly tested, and are given with the most minute exactness : to which are added directions for carving, garnishing, and setting out the table, with a table of weights and measures (Lea and Blanchard, 1845), also by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Modern cookery, in all its branches : reduced to a system of easy practice, for the use of private families : in a series of receipts, which have been strictly tested, and are given with the most minute exactness (London: : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, Paternoster Row., 1847., 1847), also by Henry Adlard, Stewart and Murray, and Brown Longman (page images at HathiTrust)
- Acton, Eliza, 1799-1859: Poems. (Deck, 1826) (page images at HathiTrust)
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