William Bernhard Tegetmeier (1816- 1912) was the author of The Scholars" Handbook of Household Management and Cookery (1876) and A Manual of Domestic Economy. "THE present work was written at the request of THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON. It was designed to supply a want which has long been felt by practical teachers; that of a scholars" handbook on the general principles on which the processes of Cookery and the sanitary management of a home depend. "