Elizabeth 'Eliza' Acton (April 17, 1799-February 13, 1859) was an English cook who produced one of the country's first cookbooks aimed at the domestic reader, Modern Cookery for Private Families. In this book she introduced the now-universal practice of listing the ingredients at the beginning of each recipe. It long survived her, remaining in print until 1914. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Cooks in training in Paris A cook is a person employed to prepare food for consumption, whether in a restaurant or institution, for a caterer or in domestic service. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Acton was also a romantic poet. Look up poetry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Works

• Poems (Ipswich, 1826) -- text here
• Modern Cookery for Private Families (London, 1845)
• The English Bread Book (1857)

The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Biography at foodreference.com
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