The first half of the text of New American Cookery, or Female Companion is a word-for-word reprint of the first American cookbook, Amelia Simmons's American Cookery, although it eliminates her prefaces.
Published in 1792 in Philadelphia, The New Art of Cookery was the first cookbook published specifically for an American market that included New World ingredients, and it was unique until publication of Amelia Simmons's groundbreaking American-authored cookbook, American Cookery.
During the Civil War, this edition of Florence Nightingale's classic volume on nutrition for the military was published by the Army of Virginia, but the book was also published in the North by order of the surgeon general.
Published in 1848 in Massachusetts, The People's Manual offers practical and valuable guidance on the daily activities of farming, caring for livestock, cooking, and preparing medicinal cures-all of which provide the entire community with better products and health.
Here on display in this must-have collection is the cooking artistry, gift for teaching, and relaxed, confidence-inspiring tone known so well by Nathalie Dupree's enthusiastic nationwide audience.
Here on display in this must-have collection is the cooking artistry, gift for teaching, and relaxed, confidence-inspiring tone known so well by Nathalie Dupree's enthusiastic nationwide audience.
It's the season to reach for warm cupcakes, sweet crunchy biscuits, gooey cinnamon buns and snuggle up with a blanket to sip on a delicious cinnamon hot chocolate.
Godey's Lady's Book, perhaps the most popular magazine for women in nineteenth-century America, had a national circulation of 150,000 during the 1860s.