The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of American Cookery, 1796

by Amelia Simmons

Book Overview

This facsimile of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States is not only a first in cookbook literature, but a historic document. It reveals the rich variety of food Colonial Americans enjoyed, their tastes, cooking and eating habits, even their colorful language.
Author Amelia Simmons worked as a domestic in Colonial America and gathered her cookery expertise from firsthand experience. Her book points out the best ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486247104
• ISBN13: 9780486247106
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.6" x 8.5"