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American Cookery by Amelia Simmons
70 pages, soft cover

$7.95

Published in 1796, this was the first cookbook written by an American using American ingredients!   This is a facsimile reprint of the second edition, the only edition with Amelia Simmons' recipe for "Election Cake,"which uses 10 pounds of butter and 3 dozen eggs!

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Frugal.jpg (16347 bytes) The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Child
130 pages, hard cover
$9.95

The American Frugal Housewife was an extremely popular manual for homemakers. Recipes and remedies, advice on parenting and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are put in straightforward  Yankee prose. This is a facsimile reprint of the 12 edition, published in 1833.  Mrs. Child, an early feminist and abolitionist,   wrote the Thanksgiving poem "Over the river and through the woods"!

New England Cooking
64 pages, soft cover
$9.95
Rich in history and steeped in tradition, New England is the birthplace of modern America.  Blending traditional Dutch, German, French and English recipes and spices, with the ingredients harvested from the area, including fresh seafood, native corn, hearty potatoes, onions, beans and squash, New England has created a flavor all its own.  Beautiful color pictures and delicious recipes!

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