Hannah Glasse (1708–1770) was an English cookery writer. Her first
book, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (page pictured), published
in 1747, became a best-selling recipe book that century. It appeared in
20 editions in the 18th century, and continued to be published until
well into the 19th century. She later wrote the less successful The
Servants' Directory (1760) and The Compleat Confectioner, which was
probably published in 1760. Around a third of the recipes in The Art of
Cookery were copied from other publications. Among her original recipes
are the first known curry recipe written in English, as well as three
recipes for pilau, an early reference to vanilla in English cuisine, the
first recorded use of jelly in trifle, and an early recipe for ice
cream. She was also the first to use the term "Yorkshire pudding" in
print. The Art of Cookery has been admired by many English cooks,
including Elizabeth David, Fanny Cradock and Clarissa Dickson Wright.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Glasse>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1807:
German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered
Vesta, the brightest asteroid and second-most massive body in the
asteroid belt.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Vesta>
1941:
Second World War: British and Australian ships defeated Italian
Regia Marina vessels at the Battle of Cape Matapan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Matapan>
1981:
Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen jointly won the Men's Elite
Race and Joyce Smith won the Women's Elite Race in the inaugural London
Marathon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Marathon>
1999:
The strongest earthquake to hit the foothills of the Himalayas
in more than 90 years killed at least 100 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Chamoli_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
chaotic:
1. Filled with chaos.
2. Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
3. (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a
small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
4. (role-playing games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and
principles.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chaotic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The darkness is the deepening shadow of your presence; the
silence a process in the metabolism of the being of love.
--R. S. Thomas
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/R._S._Thomas>