Elizabeth '' Eliza '' Acton -LRB- 17 April 1799 â '' 13 February 1859 -RRB- was an English poet and cook who produced one of the country 's first cookbooks aimed at the domestic reader rather than the professional cook or chef, Modern Cookery for Private Families.
Elizabeth '' Eliza '' Acton -LRB- April 17, 1799 â '' February 13, 1859 -RRB- was an English poet and cook. She wrote one the first cookbooks for cooking at home, not for professional cook or chef, Modern Cookery for Private Families.