Posted by jnelson American Cookery 1796 or the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry & Vegetables and the best Modes of Making Pastries, Puffs, Pies, Tarts, Puddings and Custards & Preserves and All Kinds of Cakes from the Imperial Plumb to Plain Cake Adapted to This Country & All Grades of Life. (Yes, that is the entire title... whew!) By Amelia Simmons ~ An American Orphan This book was originally printed in 1796. It was the first American written cookbook to be published in the United States. The original volume was bound in paper, contained 48 pages of solid type. It sold for 2 shillings, 3 pence a copy. This would make a wonderful addition to your library or homeschool home economics and history class. I am asking $28 ppd for this unique a wonderful book Here is a photo of the outside and inside (I took 2 photos and put them together to make 1 (I do not have 2 copies of this book) More about this book: Amelia also presented the first recipe for pumpkin pie, Indian pudding, rice pudding and gingerbread. Here you can find the words "cookie" and "slaw" which come from the Dutch in America. Many of the recipes show you how to cook classic recipes for dumplins, biscuits and fruit pies. This book is a facsimile copy of American Cookery from 1796. In this facsimile copy with Early American print fonts in which the letter "s" appeared as "f". The dated language is amusing to read and you can glimpse a picture of America through Amelias eyes. The "spellings" of many words were of course different so they are not typographical errors. There is a glossary that explains terms like bullace (small plum), gallipot (earthen pot) and pannikin (small metal vessel). This book therefore "contains" the first cookbook published in America by an American author and the translation of the work into modern English. It is a first in cookbook literature and therefore is an historic document you will want to collect if you are a cookbook collector. You will find recipes for: PAYMENT & SHIPPING: Will ship from Minnesota. Shipping is included in the price. Insurance is an extra $1.30. I accept all types of PAYPAL (including credit cards.) Will ship Media Mail with delivery confirmation within 3 business days of receipt of payment to a US or APO address.
on 9/1/2006, 10:04 pm
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FS: American Cookery 1796 Cookbook
Cloth bound Hardcover, 95 pages
Cover has a few dings but is in very good condition otherwise. Inside pages are like new. Printed on heavy paper.
Reprinted in 1969 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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In 1796, a young lady named Amelia Simmons published her cookbook. While other cookbooks had been printed, they were just reprints of European works. All had been written by men for men. At the time, no cookbook dealt so well with the unique food ingredients available in America.
So, this was the first cookbook slanted towards female cooks and is the first book to show corn meal as a primary ingredient. Here you will find the first recipes for "Indian Slapjacks: or "Johnny Cake" which became staples during the following centuries.
Only two First Edition copies are known to exist. One is in the Bitting Collection of the Library of Congress, the other in the Whitney Collection of the New York Public Library.
Minced Pie
Bread Pudding
Puff Pastry
Roast Mutton
Indian Pudding
Meats
Poultry
Fish
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