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 / by Amelia Simmons, an American orphan.
First published in 1796, this is an early edition (perhaps the fifth) of the first cookbook written by an American. For the first time, British cooking methods are combined with indigenous American foods like pumpkin, cranberries, cornmeal, and turkey.
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| Language: | English |
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Troy, N.Y. :
Published by Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell, and for sale at the Rensselaer book-store, and at their store in Boston,
1808.
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| Ownership and Custodial History: |
MSU: Ownership signature on front paste-down of Ruth Doty, who married Ellis Doty in 1805. The couple moved to Detroit from Troy, NY by the early 1820s.
MSU: Inscription on title leaf verso: G[rand?] [?] Doty.
MSU: Rear paste-down contains two handwritten cake recipes. |
| Binding Information: |
MSU: Contemporary quarter straight-grain leather and plain boards. |
| Physical Description: | iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-86 pages ; 15 cm (12mo) |
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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. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
First published in 1796, this is an early edition (perhaps the fifth) of the first cookbook written by an American. For the first time, British cooking methods are combined with indigenous American foods like pumpkin, cranberries, cornmeal, and turkey. |
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| Call Number: | TX703 .S5 1808 XX |
| References: |
Lowenstein, E. Bibliography of American cookery books, 1742-1860 (3rd ed.), 47 |
| Source of Acquisition: |
John King; Purchase; 2016. MiEM |