Yellow cloth binding. Blue and white title and housewife image on the front board.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.  1st Edition. Brown & Polson (Firm) [121] pp. Brown & Polson Ltd. 1929 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″.

“Raisley” Cookery refers to baking recipes utilizing “Raisley,” a brand of raising agent (baking powder) produced by Brown & Polson, often featured in their 1920s-1930s cookbooks. These vintage books, such as “Light Fare Recipes for Corn Flour and ‘Raisley’ Cookery”, promoted wholesome, light home baking. 

Key Facts About “Raisley” and Related Cookery:

• What is Raisley?: It was marketed by Brown & Polson as a “pure and wholesome” baking powder or leavening agent designed for high-class baking.
• Usage Ratio: Traditional recipes recommended using 1 part “Raisley” to 8 parts flour for best results.
• The Cookbook: “Light Fare Recipes for Corn Flour and ‘Raisley’ Cookery” (often published without a date, roughly 1920s-1930s) was a promotional book featuring recipes for cakes, pastries, and scones, highlighting the use of corn flour, custard powder, and “Raisley”.
• Other Titles: Some editions were titled “Simple Home Cookery by the Check Apron Girl”.
• Key Ingredients: The recipes emphasized using cornflour to achieve a light texture. 

These cookbooks are currently sought after by vintage recipe collectors for their historical insight into early 20th-century baking. 

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam.

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.