Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt-Book

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.