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What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking : soups, pickles, preserves, etc. : in facsimile with historical notes

Title
What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking : soups, pickles, preserves, etc. : in facsimile with historical notes / by Karen Hess.
Author
Fisher, Abby
Publication
  • Bedford, Mass. : Applewood Books, [1995]
  • ©1995
Supplementary Content
  • Publisher description
  • Contributor biographical information

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Additional Authors
Hess, Karen
Description
94 pages; 19 cm
Summary
"A former slave, Mrs Fisher came from Mobile, Alabama and began cooking for San Francisco society in the late 1870's"--Back cover.
Subject
  • Cooking, American > Southern style
  • African American cooking
Genre/Form
Cookbooks.
Note
  • Originally published : San Francisco : Women's Cooperative Print. Off., 1881.
  • "The first African-American cookbook - from 1881-" --Front cover.
  • "Not being able to read or write myself, and my husband also having been without the advantages of an education -- upon whom would devolve the writing of the book at my dictation -- caused me to doubt whether I would be able to present a work that would give perfect satisfaction. But, after due considerations, I concluded to bring forward a book of my knowledge..." --Preface.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Breakfast breads -- Broiled meats -- Croquettes -- Cakes, etc. -- Pickles, sauces, etc. -- Pies, etc. -- Puddings -- Preserves spices, etc. -- Roast meats -- Salads -- Sherbets -- Soups, chowders, etc. -- Miscellaneous.
Call Number
JFC 95-1728
ISBN
  • 1557094039
  • 9781557094032
LCCN
94042998
OCLC
31607869
Author
Fisher, Abby, author.
Title
What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking : soups, pickles, preserves, etc. : in facsimile with historical notes / by Karen Hess.
Publisher
Bedford, Mass. : Applewood Books, [1995]
Copyright Date
©1995
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Hess, Karen, contributor.
Research Call Number
JFC 95-1728
Sc C 98-416
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