Authentic collection of 17th- and 18th-century cooking lore and wisdom includes recipes passed down from generation to generation — everything from the Old Colony Club Clam Muddle and Bubble and Squeak (fried beef and cabbage) to Huckleberry Pancakes and Cranberry Drop Cakes. Simply written recipes alternate with suggestions for keeping a "well-equipped kitchen." Republication of the Plymouth, 1956 edition.
The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of "American Cookery," 1796 by Amelia Simmons Exact reproduction of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States. Authentic recipes for colonial favorites — pumpkin pudding, winter squash pudding, spruce beer, Indian slapjacks, and more.
Early American Cookery: "The Good Housekeeper," 1841 by Sarah Josepha Hale Engagingly written volume filled with scores of nutritious recipes and wide-ranging suggestions for the mid-19th-century housekeeper. Includes advice on selecting and preparing foods, health tips, cleaning accessories, dealing with help, and more.
Early American Herb Recipes by Alice Cooke Brown Charming text gives more than 500 authentic recipes for medicinal, culinary, cosmetic, and other purposes — everything from cancer and palsy treatments to gravies, sauces, and pies. 113 black-and-white illustrations.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by George Francis Dow Comprehensive, reliable account of 17th-century life in one of country's earliest settlements. Contemporary records, over 100 historically valuable pictures vividly describe early dwellings, furnishings, medicinal aids, wardrobes, trade, crimes, more.
