My difficulty,' said Aubrey [Clark], 'is that there are no cookery books or none that I can find that tell you how to boil eggs, how to make tea and coffee, how to boil potatoes, and so on,' 'Surely,' I said, 'everybody knows those simple things by nature.' 'They don't,' Aubrey protested, 'at least I don't. I have had to work by trial and error. Why don't you write a book for bachelors?' So this book was first thought of, and soon after it began to come into being. Contents: Introducing the Author and Mr. Clark. Breakfast for One. Lunch or Supper for One. The Big Meal of the Day. Visitors for Tea. Sauces and Extras.
