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Maria Rundell
Maria Rundell
	Title page of A New System of Domestic Cookery, 1806 edition
Born	Maria Eliza Ketelby; 1745; Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Died	16 December 1828 (aged 82–83); Lausanne, Switzerland
Notable works	A New System of Domestic Cookery (1806)
Spouse	Thomas Rundell (m. 1766; died 1795)

Maria Eliza Rundell (née Ketelby; 1745 – 16 December 1828) was an English writer. Little is known about most of her life, but in 1805, when she was over 60, she sent an unedited collection of recipes and household advice to John Murray, of whose family—owners of the John Murray publishing house—she was a friend. She asked for, and expected, no payment or royalties.

Murray published the work, A New System of Domestic Cookery, in November 1805. It was a huge success and several editions followed; the book sold around half a million copies in Rundell's lifetime. The book was aimed at middle-class housewives. In addition to dealing with food preparation, it offers advice on medical remedies and how to set up a home brewery and includes a section entitled "Directions to Servants". The book contains an early recipe for tomato sauce—possibly the first—and the first recipe in print for Scotch eggs. Rundell also advises readers on being economical with their food and avoiding waste.

In 1819 Rundell asked Murray to stop publishing Domestic Cookery, as she was increasingly unhappy with the way the work had declined with each subsequent edition. She wanted to issue a new edition with a new publisher. A court case ensued, and legal wrangling between the two sides continued until 1823, when Rundell accepted Murray's offer of £2,100 for the rights to the work.

Rundell wrote a second book, Letters Addressed to Two Absent Daughters, published in 1814. The work contains the advice a mother would give to her daughters on subjects such as death, friendship, how to behave in polite company and the types of books a well-mannered young woman should read. She died in December 1828 while visiting Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Maria Rundell
Title page of A New System of Domestic Cookery, 1806 edition
Born	Maria Eliza Ketelby 1745 Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Died	16 December 1828(1828-12-16) (aged 82–83) Lausanne, Switzerland
Notable works	A New System of Domestic Cookery (1806)
Spouse	Thomas Rundell (m. 1766; died 1795)