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First cookbook to be written by an American, and published in the United States. Simmons was the first to include uniquely American ingredients, such as cornmeal, in her "receipts." She was the first to substitute certain American words for English terms ("molasses" instead of "treacle," as an example.) She was the first to use the word "squash" in a cookbook, and the now common custard version of "pumpkin pie" was different from the English recipe (which uses pumpkin slices piled between the crusts, like in apple-pie). This is the first cookbook to introduce the use of pearl ash as a chemical leavener (replacing a role previously requiring yeast or egg) American Cookery includes the first use of the words "slaw" and "cookie". One of her cookie recipes, "Butter Drop Do" was the parent of the chocolate chip cookie (created in 1937). This was the first of 2 editions published in 1796.
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American Cookery
Sep 04, 2019, Independently published, Independently Published
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American Cookery
2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery: Large Print
2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery: Large Print
2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery: Special Edition
2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
Aug 03, 2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery
2015, Echo Point Books & Media, LLC., A.R. Shephard & Co.
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American Cookery: the Historic Colonial Cookbook First Published In 1796
2014, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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American Cookery: The Historic Colonial Cookbook First Published In 1796
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American cookery: or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry & vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards & preserves, and all kinds of cakes from the imperial plumb to plain cake, adapted to this country & all grades of life
1963, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.
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American cookery: or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, & vegetables : and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards & preserves : and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plumb to plain cake : adapted to this country, & all grades of life
1937, Prospect Press
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American cookery: or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves and all kinds of cakes
1808, Published by Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell, and for sale at the Rensselaer book-store; and at their store in Boston
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American Cookery: or the art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country, and all grades of life.
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American Cookery: American Cookery, or the art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country, and all grades of life.
1796, Hudson & Goodwin: Edition 1
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This is a significant publication, being the first cookbook written by an American, and also published in the United States. It used foods native to America, and terms in use by early Americans. It was widely copied and plagiarized in its day, a common practice prevalent in early cookery books, with the book remaining popular through the early years of the 19th century. There were at least a dozen editions or printings between 1796 and 1831.
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