The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook by Mary Randolph
QR code
"The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook" by Mary Randolph is a housekeeping manual and cookbook published in 1824. Considered the first regional American cookbook, it contains nearly 500 recipes reflecting a distinctly Virginian style influenced by African, Native American, and European culinary traditions. The book features Southern classics like fried chicken and okra, the first curry recipes published in America, and instructions for making household items like soap and cologne. It offers
insight into early American cooking and the influence of enslaved cooks. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
Kobo, Nook etc → Transfer via USB
Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virginia_House-Wife |
| Credits | E-text prepared by David Starner, Kevin Handy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Cooking, American |
| Subject | Cooking -- Virginia |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12519 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1125 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!