Alcott, William A. The Young House-keeper or Thoughts on Food and Cookery. San Francisco Minor rubbing to spine ends

Minor rubbing to spine ends & corners

near Vanderbilt Ave

farmer in the United States

ice pudding

impressions of American cheeses in England

Alcott, William A. The Young House-keeper or Thoughts on Food and Cookery. San Francisco Minor rubbing to spine endsBrown cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fifth Edition. Boston: George W. Light, 1842. Pre Civil War cookbook which has chapters on various foodstuffs such as rice, apples, milk, the strawberry, food from rye, food from wheat, etc., with history and descriptions as well as recipes. Includes the final chapter not included in earlier editions, "Recipes for Plain Cooking". Lacking front free endpaper, else very good.