A Literary Feast: Recipes and Writings by American Women Authors from History
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From Louisa May Alcott to Kate Douglas Wiggin, early American writers found time to describe and prepare sumptuous dishes still cook-worthy today. This unique cookbook provides an abundance of recipes from the 19th century, along with excerpts from American literature written by women, who were, after all, the primary cooks of the time, illustrating how food and eating fit into domestic life. Together they provide an unusual and entertaining snapshot into the world of an earlier era.
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"There was sweet, crisp lettuce and tender radishes in scarlet coats, there were green peas, and beans, and beets, and onions, and potatoes, with dessert of wild gooseberries and plums, which were furnished gratis by the gracious mother in the woods nearby. Appetizing food is not the sole foundation of human happiness and progress, but it is surely one of the pillars thereof." - The Squatter Sovereign (1883) Mary A. Humphrey
A Literary Feast: Recipes and Writings by American Women Authors from History
A Literary Feast: Recipes and Writings by American Women Authors from History,Yvonne Schofer,Jones Books,0972121722,Cooking,Cooking / Wine,History,Food & Drink / Cookery
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