Description: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. All the pages are present and the binding is in place. Mary Randolph's The Virginia Housewife, was one of the most important and influential housekeeping and cook books of the 19th century; Mrs. Randolph (who married her first cousin once removed and became Mary Randolph Randolph) was a member of prominent Virginia family, related to both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The book was originally published in 1824. It should be noted that Mrs. Randolph would have have African-American cooks and was influenced by their cooking styles .The book included recipes for Southern classics such as okra, sweet potatoes, biscuits, fried chicken, barbecue shote (young pig), and lemonade. European influenced recipes included gazpacho and six curry recipes. These were the first curry recipes published in the United States and suggest curry was already a popular seasoning in the region. Specialties from other parts of the US included a recipe entitled "Dough Nuts - A Yankee Cake. The Virginia House-Wife;also included the first ice cream recipe published by an American author.;
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Language: English
Author: Mary Randolph
Region: North America
Publisher: Thompson and Homans
Subject: Cooking
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1831
