The Virginia House-wife 200th Anniversary Edition : First Cookbooks of America by Mary Randolph

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  • ISBN 10 1643365517
  • ISBN 13 9781643365510
  • Published Mar 18 2025
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 424
  • Language English
  • Edition Updated edition
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher University of South Carolina Press

Publishers Text

Originally published in 1824, Mary Randolph's The Virginia House-wife has come to be regarded as the most influential American cookbook of the nineteenth century. This unique edition includes a complete facsimile of the original book-with recipes for delicacies such as lobster sauce and pumpkin pudding, and household tips on such things as curing bacon and making lavender water-plus additional recipes from the 1825 and 1828 editions. Historical notes by culinary historian Karen Hess explain Randolph's influence on American culinary history, and a new foreword by Debra Freeman emphasizes contributions of free and enslaved African American cooks to American cuisine.

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