Directions for Cookery : Being a System of the Art, in Its Various Branches.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leslie, Eliza.

Series:

American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cork : Andrews McMeel, 2013.

Summary:

Written by Eliza Leslie, or Miss Leslie as she was commonly called, Directions for Cookery was undoubtedly the most popular cookbook in the 19th century. Published in 1837 in Philadelphia, this clear, concise, and elegant cookbook emphasized the nuances of good cooking, the importance of specific measurements--not always a common practice at that time--and the significance of good ingredients to prepare the best food in the kitchen. Directions for Cookery is surely an American classic. With recipes for Beef-Steak Pudding, Moravian Sugar Cakes, Cat-Fish Soup, Johnny Cake, Indian Pudding, Molasses Candy, New York Cookies, Pumpkin Chips, Tomato Catchup, and Election Cake, Directions for Cookery sparks your appetite and makes this classic culinary work an invaluable addition to any kitchen. This edition of Directions for Cookery was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the society is a research library documenting the lives of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection comprises approximately 1,100 volumes.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

PREFACE

INTRODUCTORY HINTS

GENERAL CONTENTS

Soups

including those of Fish

Fish

various ways of dressing

Shell Fish

Oysters, Lobsters, Crabs, &amp

c

Beef

including pickling and smoking it

Veal

Mutton and Lamb

Pork

including Bacon, Sausages, &amp

Venison

Hares, Rabbits, &amp

Poultry and Game

Gravy and Sauces

Store Fish Sauces

Catchups, &amp

Flavoured Vinegars

Vegetables

including Indian Corn, Tomatas, Mushrooms, &amp

c.

Eggs

usual ways of dressing, including Omelets

Pickling

Sweetmeats

including Preserves and Jellies

Pastry and Puddings

also Pancakes, Dumplings, Custards, &amp

Syllabubs

also Ice Creams and Blancmange

Cakes

including various sweet Cakes and Gingerbread

Warm Cakes for Breakfast and Tea

also, Bread, Yeast, Butter, Cheese, Tea, Coffee, &amp

Domestic Liquors

including home-made Beer, Wines, Shrub, Cordials, &amp

Preparations for the Sick

Perfumery

Miscellaneous Receipts

Animals used as Butchers' Meat

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4494-4007-X

1-4494-3185-2

OCLC:

1245673496