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.

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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

_____________________________ 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

___________________________ 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