The Cook Not Mad or Rational Cookery: A Frontier Cookbook, first published in 1830 when America was young

by The Cookbook

A peek through the kitchen window at recipes and cooking methods in America in the 1830s. A few recipes have been updated to reflect modern methods. There are also miscellaneous recipes for dying cloth and yarn and gardening. also included is a glossary of terms and old advertisements

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Jeffner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it very interesting reading the old "receipts". How they were written, the different ingredients, and the language used.

[Roger Thomas]

very interesting; I even found a recipe for a dessert that I loved when I was much younger. I will have to try it!