Description:
Born into the brilliant Beecher family of New England, Catharine Beecher
became one of the most prominent and respected authors of her time, and a
pioneer in the women's education movement. Designed to make life easier
and better for the average homemaker, this very popular book on cookery and
household management raised woman's role in the kitchen and in the
household arts to a new level. Brimming with over 200 pages of receipts,
or recipes, and written in short, simple, and perspicuous language, this
book includes detailed instructions for making everything from rice griddle
cakes to mutton hash. This classic American cookbook will delight cooks,
students of culinary history, antiquarians, nostalgia enthusiasts, and any
homemaker interested in the kitchens and cookery of the past.
