The Skillful Cook written by Mary Harrison is a book which is not just about recipes. Rather the author has sympathy towards people who spend their life time in kitchens and home making, but rarely rewarded but blamed frequently even for small mistakes. The working class has to be taught not just cooking rather the art of home making. They should be made to believe themselves for pride in what they do is not just cooking, but the art of home making. In this book the modern aspects of cooking are very well explained in elaborative style from each and every recipe making from Breads & Cakes, Jellies and Creams, Soufflées and Omelets - to How to use up Fragments.