American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables
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"American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables" by Amelia Simmons is a cookbook published in 1796. This groundbreaking work marks the first cookbook written by an American author, declaring culinary independence from British traditions. Simmons introduced distinctly American ingredients and dishes—Indian pudding, johnnycake, pumpkin pie, and turkey with cranberries—while pioneering the use of pearlash as a chemical leavener. Written by a self-described orphan with limited formal education, this
influential cookbook adapted English cooking methods to American products and remained popular for decades. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Simmons, Amelia |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 96126967 |
| Title | American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cookery |
| Credits | Produced by David Starner, Keith M. Eckrich, the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Cooking, American -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12815 |
| Release Date | Jul 4, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 848 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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