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American cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables : and the best mode of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves : and all kinds of cakes, from plain, to the imperial, and wedding cake : also the best way of curing hams, corning beef, mutton, and veal : together with the rules of carving at dinner parties, exemplified with cuts

Title
American cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables : and the best mode of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves : and all kinds of cakes, from plain, to the imperial, and wedding cake : also the best way of curing hams, corning beef, mutton, and veal : together with the rules of carving at dinner parties, exemplified with cuts / by an orphan.
Author
Simmons, Amelia.
Publication
Woodstock, Vt. : Printed and published for the author by A. Colton, 1831.

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Description
v, [6]-110, [2] p. : ill.; 12 cm (24mo)
Alternative Title
  • American cookery
  • Art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables
Subjects
Note
  • Original ed. published: By Amelia Simmons, an American orphan. Hartford : Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, for the author, 1796. Cf. Evans 31193; Lowenstein, 11; Bitting; Kagle & Stafford. Amer. books on food and drink, 700.
  • Signatures: A-F⁸ [superscript chi]D⁸.
  • "Rules for carving at dinner parties" (p. 91-105) is illustrated with 8 small woodcuts.
  • Includes index.
Indexed In (note)
  • Checklist Amer. imprints
  • Lowenstein, E. Amer. cookery (2nd ed.)
  • Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib.
Binding (note)
  • Binding: Contemporary quarter reddish brown cloth and gray paper boards.
Call Number
*KF 1831 07-164
OCLC
144052043
Author
Simmons, Amelia.
Title
American cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables : and the best mode of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves : and all kinds of cakes, from plain, to the imperial, and wedding cake : also the best way of curing hams, corning beef, mutton, and veal : together with the rules of carving at dinner parties, exemplified with cuts / by an orphan.
Imprint
Woodstock, Vt. : Printed and published for the author by A. Colton, 1831.
Edition
2nd edition improved.
Indexed In:
Checklist Amer. imprints, 1831-9193
Lowenstein, E. Amer. cookery (2nd ed.), 138
Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 435
Binding
Binding: Contemporary quarter reddish brown cloth and gray paper boards.
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