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Simmons, Amelia. An American Orphan. American Cookery. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin, 1796. First edition of the first American cookbook. |
Adlum, John. A Memoir on the Cultivation of the Vine in America. Washington: Davis & Force (Franklin’s Head), 1823. First edition of the first American book on viniculture. |
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| Roberts, Robert. The House Servant’s Directory. Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1827. First edition of the first household manual authored by an African American. | Graham, Sylvester. A Treatise on Bread,
and Bread-making. Boston: Light & Stearns, 1837. First edition. |
Hardin, Philomelia Ann. Every Body’s Cook and Receipt Book... Cleveland: Sanford & Co., 1842. First edition of early western cookbook; first to mention nicknames of several midwestern states. |
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Leslie, [Eliza] Miss. The Indian Meal Book. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1847. First American edition, printed earlier in London, to teach victims of the Irish Potato Famine how to survive by using corn (maize). |
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Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive
William L. Clements Library, University Of Michigan