Home Economics - A Practical Guide in Every Branch of Housekeeping

by Maria Parloa

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

432 pages, Paperback

Published April 14, 2009

About the author

Maria Parloa was an author of books on cooking and housekeeping, the founder of two cooking schools, a noted lecturer on food topics, and an important early figure in the "domestic science" (later "home economics") movement. A culinary pioneer, she was arguably America's first celebrity cook, considered as "one of the innovative superstars of her field".