Original White House Cookbook vs The Virginia house-wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Cookery, Home economics, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking
Original White House Cookbook
Not only recipes, but housekeeping in general, from the wives of various American presidents.
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The Virginia house-wife
The Virginia house-wife: method is the soul of management, Mary Randolph. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/2094 . The Virginia house-wife Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 225 p. ; 18 cm. Printed by Davis and Force…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Virginia house-wife is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 11 for Original White House Cookbook.
- The Virginia house-wife has the widest readership — 2 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Original White House Cookbook | The Virginia house-wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
Reception
| Original White House Cookbook | The Virginia house-wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 2 |
| Editions | 49 | 80 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 428 |
| Pages | 598 | 180 |