The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of American Cookery 000315491TP
The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of American Cookery 000315491TP This facsimile of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States is not only a first in cookbook…
Specifikacia The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of American Cookery 000315491TP
The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of American Cookery 000315491TP
This facsimile of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States is not only a first in cookbook literature, but a historic document. Her book points out the best ways of judging the quality of meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, etc., and presents the best methods of preparing and cooking them. It reveals the rich variety of food Colonial Americans enjoyed, their tastes, cooking and eating habits, even their colorful language.Author Amelia Simmons worked as a domestic in Colonial America and gathered her cookery expertise from firsthand experience.
Her sound suggestions for choosing the freshest and most tender onions, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, asparagus, lettuce, cabbage, beans, and other vegetables are as timely today as they were nearly 200 years In choosing fish, poultry, and other meats, the author wisely advises, their smell denotes their goodness.