American Cookery
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by Amelia Simmons 2 Nov, 2018
American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, is the first known cookbook written by an American, published in Hartford, Connecticut in 1796. Until then, the cookbooks printed and used in the Thirteen Colonies were British. Its full title is: American Cookery ... Read more
American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, is the first known cookbook written by an American, published in Hartford, Connecticut in 1796. Until then, the cookbooks printed and used in the Thirteen Colonies were British. Its full title is: American Cookery, or the art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country, and all grades of life. Less
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  • 43.361 KB
  • 70
  • Public Domain
  • 1984-10-01
  • English
  • 155709439X
There is no formal biography of Amelia Simmons available, except what is listed on the cover of her cookbook: Amelia Simmons, an American orphan. From the language of the book and its publishing histo...
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