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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
Subject
  • Cooking, American > Southern style
  • African American cooking
  • Black author
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.
Summary
"A former slave, Mrs Fisher came from Mobile, Alabama and began cooking for San Francisco society in the late 1870's"--Back cover.
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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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