Frugal Housewife

The Frugal Housewife, or Complete Woman Cook was the only cookbook published in the United States during the 50-year period before publication of American Cookery by Amelia Simmons—the first truly American cookbook. Originally published in the United Kingdom, Susannah Carter''s work was hugely successful, and after achieving best-seller status in that market, it was published for an American audie...