Project Gutenberg 2004-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 489 Simmons, Amelia 96126967 American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cookery Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Starner, Keith M. Eckrich, the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables" by Amelia Simmons is a comprehensive cookbook published in the late 18th century. This informative guide is designed for American readers and addresses the preparation of various foods, including meats, fish, and vegetables, while also providing recipes for pastries, cakes, and preserves. It reflects the culinary practices of the time and aims to improve the cooking skills of women in America, particularly those in need of practical guidance. The book is divided into several sections that detail how to select and prepare different types of food. Simmons provides extensive advice on choosing quality ingredients, such as the best cuts of meat, fish, and local vegetables, alongside practical cooking techniques. The instructions are straightforward, making it accessible for those looking to enhance their culinary knowledge, regardless of their background. Additionally, her inclusion of recipes for cakes and preserved fruits aligns with the traditions of early American cooking, emphasizing the importance of both sustenance and celebration in the kitchen. Overall, "American Cookery" serves as a foundational text for understanding early American cuisine and domestic cooking practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooking, American -- Early works to 1800 TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: History - American 123685 123563 2024-10-06T04:50:32.539714 2023-10-06T06:44:50.591568 text/html text/html 123678 123556 2024-10-06T04:50:32.773693 2023-10-06T06:44:50.740565 text/html text/html 145034 2024-10-06T04:50:39.613642 application/epub+zip 145147 2024-10-06T04:50:36.537636 application/epub+zip 97372 2024-10-06T04:50:35.234698 application/epub+zip 367095 2024-10-06T04:50:41.689676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355114 2024-10-06T04:50:38.784819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215806 2022-09-06T22:38:39.861054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102687 102616 2024-10-06T04:50:32.266686 2023-10-06T06:44:50.290554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102407 2020-12-15T04:51:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36780 2020-12-15T04:51:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102398 2020-12-15T04:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36764 2020-12-15T04:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20662 2024-10-06T04:50:41.818625 application/rdf+xml 25820 2024-10-06T04:50:35.785694 image/jpeg 4715 2024-10-06T04:50:35.509705 image/jpeg 145087 2024-10-06T04:50:32.785668 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog