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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

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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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American cookery

Art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables

Research Call Number

*KF 1831 07-164

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