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The improved housewife, or, Book of receipts Webster, A. L. Mrs · 1844 · 236p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares: Formulas, Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

The cook's oracle William Kitchiner · 1821 · 428p · ≈ 14h · Challenging The processes of cookery are very few: author has endeavoured to describe each, in so plain and circumstantial a manner, as it will be easily understood, even by the amateur, unacquainted with the practical part of culinary concerns. Shares: Home economics, English Cooking, Cooking

Mrs. Putnam's receipt book and young housekeeper's assistant Putnam, E. Mrs · 1852 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares: Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

The housekeeper's instructor, or, Universal family cook W. A. Henderson · 1791 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Demanding Shares: Formulas, Home economics, English Cooking, Cooking

The good housekeeper Sarah Josepha Hale · 1839 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Mrs. Hale's New Cook Book was written by one of the most well-known and prolific authors of the day. Sarah Josepha Hale sought to combine two of the most important trends in mid-19th century American culture: healthy living through a simple, hearty diet and frugality.    Throughout the extensive work, Hale also promotes the importance of the role of housekeeping as the way "to make… Shares: Formulas, Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

The New Household Receipt Book Sarah Josepha Hale · 1853 · 402p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million is one of the many works written by Sarah Hale, an influential American woman, writer of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and editor of periodicals such as Goedy's Lady's Book. Shares: Formulas, Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

Directions for cookery in its various branches Eliza Leslie · 1838 · ★ 5.0 · 511p · ≈ 17h · Challenging The author has spared no pains in collecting and arranging, perhaps the greatest number of practical and original receipts that have ever appeared in a similar work; flattering herself that she has rendered them so explicit as to be easily understood, and followed, even by inexperienced cooks. Shares: Formulas, Cooking

The queen-like closet, or, Rich cabinet Hannah Woolley · 1670 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Demanding The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet' was a cookery book published in 1670 by the English writer, Hannah Woolley, on household management. Shares: Formulas, Home economics, English Cooking, Cooking

Miss Beecher's domestic receipt book Catharine Esther Beecher · 1846 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Challenging xxi, 306 p. : 22 cm Shares: Formulas, Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

The cook's oracle William Kitchiner · 1821 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Challenging The processes of cookery are very few: author has endeavoured to describe each, in so plain and circumstantial a manner, as it will be easily understood, even by the amateur, unacquainted with the practical part of culinary concerns. Shares: Home economics, English Cooking, Cooking

Modern cookery, in all its branches Eliza Acton · 1845 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Eliza Action’s masterpiece set out the fundamentals of domestic English cookery and offered a wealth of dishes for every occasion. The recipes are a model of sensible instruction for preparing food simply but well. This authoritative book was not only a guide to the best English cooking, but unusually for the time, it also contained recipes for German, Indian, and Caribbean dishes. Acton’s book… Shares: English Cooking, Cooking

The Virginia house-wife Mary Randolph · 1824 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging 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 Wahington 1824 Shares: Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

Favorite Dishes Carrie V. Shuman · 2000 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Over 300 different classic recipes, covering every aspect of cooking from starters to puddings. Included are recipes for: Bread Oysters Bouillion Soup Fish Sauces Meats Sweetbreads Poultry Vegetables Eggs Salad Doughnuts and Fritters Preserves Pickles and Catsup Cheese Pies Pudding Cake Cookies Desserts Ice Cream Candy Punch Beverages Chafing Dish Shares: American Cooking, Cooking

The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book E. A. Howland · 1844 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Mrs. Howland's New England Economical Housekeeper, and Family Receipt Book is a regional cookbook with strong emphasis on thrift and self-reliance in the home, common themes in early American cookbooks that also reflected her New England heritage. Over 220 classic New England recipes, simple and well written compared with many contemporary cookbooks, are included. It's interesting to note that… Shares: Formulas, Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

La cuisinière de la campagne et de la ville, ou, Nouvelle cuisine économique .. L.-E Audot · 1829 · 688p · ≈ 22h · Demanding Shares: French Cooking, English Cooking, Cooking

The cook's own book, and housekeeper's register Lee, N. K. M. Mrs · 1835 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Published in Boston in 1833, the Cook's Own Book, and Housekeeper's Register is believed to be the first alphabetically-arranged culinary encyclopedia. The book was one of the most popular cookbooks of the 19th century and had at least a dozen different printings before 1865.  It started the alphabetical listing with Aberdeen Crulla and Alamode Beef and ended with Yeast, Potato and… Shares: Formulas, American Cooking, Cooking

Twenty lessons in domestic science Marian Cole Fisher · 1916 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Divided into twenty lessons, Marian Cole Fisher's 1916 work provides a home study guide on the characteristics and uses of different food categories. Whether meat, vegetable, cheese or egg, each section teaches the home student how to handle the foods in question and provides recipes. Housekeeping do's and don'ts as well as helpful hints are also included. Shares: Home economics, American Cooking, Cooking

The experienced English housekeeper Elizabeth Raffald · 1769 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Demanding The Experienced English Housekeeper is a cookery book by the English businesswoman Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781). It was first published in 1769, and went through 13 authorised editions and at least 23 pirated ones. Shares: English Cooking, Cooking

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