American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables

The Project Gutenberg eBook of American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables Author: Amelia Simmons Release date: July 4, 2004 [eBook #12815] Most recently updated: October 28, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12815 Credits: Produced by David Starner, Keith M. Eckrich, the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMERICAN COOKERY: THE ART OF DRESSING VIANDS, FISH, POULTRY, AND VEGETABLES *** AMERICAN COOKERY, OR THE ART OF DRESSING VIANDS, FISH, POULTRY and VEGETABLES, AND THE BEST MODES OF MAKING PASTES, PUFFS, PIES, TARTS, PUDDINGS, CUSTARDS AND PRESERVES, AND ALL KINDS OF CAKES, FROM THE IMPERIAL PLUMB TO PLAIN CAKE. ADAPTED TO THIS COUNTRY, AND ALL GRADES OF LIFE. By Amelia Simmons, AN AMERICAN ORPHAN. PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS. _HARTFORD_ PRINTED BY HUDSON & GOODWIN, FOR THE AUTHOR. 1796 PREFACE. As this treatise is calculated for the improvement of the rising generation of _Females_ in America, the Lady of fashion and fortune will not be displeased, if many hints are suggested for the more general and universal knowledge of those females in this country, who by the loss of their parents, or other unfortunate circumstances, are reduced to the necessity of going into families in the line of domestics, or taking refuge with their friends or relations, and doing those things which are really essential to the perfecting them as good wives, and useful members of society. The orphan, tho' left to the care of virtuous guardians, will find it essentially necessary to have