The Virginia house-wife vs Twenty lessons in domestic science: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Cookery, Home economics, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Cover of The Virginia house-wife

The Virginia house-wife Mary Randolph · 1824 180 pages · ≈ 3 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Twenty lessons in domestic science

Twenty lessons in domestic science Marian Cole Fisher · 1916 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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