APPERT, Nicolas (1742 – 1841)
1742 – 1841
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
1810
#2467.1
L’Art de conserver, pendant plusieurs années, toutes les substances animales et végétales….
The first workable process for canning foods. In 1795 Appert began developing the process under Napoleon’s auspices as a way to maintain food on military expeditions. For strategic reasons he was not allowed to publis…
1824
#13482
A treatise of domestic medicine, intended for families: in which the treatment of common disorders are alphabetically enumerated. To which is added, a practical system of domestic cookery, describing the best, most economical, and most wholesome methods of dressing victuals; intended for the use of families who do not affect magnificence in their style of living. Also, The art of preserving all kinds of animal and vegetable substances for many years, by M. Appert.
Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.