A Quaker Woman's Cookbook

Download or read book A Quaker Woman's Cookbook written by Elizabeth Ellicott Lea and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited paperback edition, food historian William Woys Weaver revises and expands the lengthy material that supplements a reprint of Elizabeth Ellicott Lea's 1845 cookbook Domestic Cookery. In his introduction, Weaver reveals new information on Lea, her Quaker world, and her cookbook. A glossary traces the origins and histories of the foods in Lea's book, placing them in cultural context. The cookbook is a quintessential example of rural American folk cookery of the nineteenth century, representing a mingling of southern Pennsylvania and Tidewater cuisine. Modern kitchen conversions are included.