American Cookery

Name: American Cookery
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ISBN: 9781449423131

ISBN-10: 1449423132

ISBN-13: 9781449423131

Edition: 2012

Authors: Amelia Simmons, Melissa Clark

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Until the publication ofAmerican Cookery, cookbooks printed and used by American colonists were British. As indicated in Amelia Simmons's subtitle, the recipes in her book were "adapted to this country," reflecting the fact that American cooks had learned to make do with what was available in North America. This cookbook reveals the rich variety of food colonial Americans used, their tastes, cooking and eating habits, and even their rich, down-to-earth language.Bringing together English cooking methods with truly American products,American Cookerycontains the first known printed recipes substituting American maize for English oats; and the recipe for Johnny Cake is apparently the first…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date: 10/16/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 112
Size: 5.70" wide x 8.60" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

She is a regular contributor to The New York Times, among other publications. She is the author of eleven cookbooks.