by Becky Libourel Diamond From the publisher: In 1851, fifteen wealthy New Yorkers wanted to show a group of Philadelphia friends just how impressive a meal could be and took […]
Tag: 19th century
Sugar, Slavery, and Freedom in 19th Century Puerto Rico
by Luis A. Figueroa From the publisher: The contributions of the black population to the history and economic development of Puerto Rico have long been distorted and underplayed, Luis A. […]
Sugar Masters: Planters and Slaves in Louisiana’s Cane World, 1820-1860
by Richard Follett From the publisher: Focusing on the master-slave relationship in Louisiana’s antebellum sugarcane country, The Sugar Masters explores how a modern, capitalist mind-set among planters meshed with old-style […]
Relish: The Extraordinary Life of Alexis Soyer, Victorian Celebrity Chef
by Ruth Cowen From the publisher: Alexis Soyer (1810-1858) was a working-class Frenchman from an unremarkable town north-west of Paris, but his exceptional cooking skills and ebullient personality turned him […]
Mrs Goodfellow: The Story of America’s First Cooking School
by Becky Libourel Diamond From the publisher: In Philadelphia during the first decades of the nineteenth century, Mrs. Elizabeth Goodfellow ran a popular bakery and sweet shop. In addition to […]
Food on the Frontier: Minnesota Cooking from 1850 to 1900 with Selected Recipes
by Marjorie Kreidberg From the publisher: A unique cookbook that combines lively social history with mouth-watering recipes from the good old days. Gathering her data from old cookbooks, household guides, […]
Food in the United States, 1820s-1890
by Susan Williams From the publisher: The period from the 1820s to 1890 was one of invention, new trends, and growth in the American food culture. Inventions included the potato […]
Food and the Novel in 19th Century America
by Mark McWilliams From the publisher: Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America revolves around the 1840 presidential election when, according to campaign slogans, candidates were what they ate. Skillfully […]
Carolina Housewife
by Sarah RutledgeIntroduction by Anna Wells Rutledge From the publisher: A facsimile of the 1847 edition, with an Introduction and Preliminary Checklist of South Carolina Cookbooks Published before 1935 by […]
Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921
by Adam D. Shprintzen From the publisher: Vegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country’s founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood […]