01715cam a22003253u 4500 12519 UtSlPG 20260610133310.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 TX Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virginia_House-Wife Release date is 2004-06-01 E-text prepared by David Starner, Kevin Handy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook" by Mary Randolph is a housekeeping manual and cookbook published in 1824. Considered the first regional American cookbook, it contains nearly 500 recipes reflecting a distinctly Virginian style influenced by African, Native American, and European culinary traditions. The book features Southern classics like fried chicken and okra, the first curry recipes published in America, and instructions for making household items like soap and cologne. It offers insight into early American cooking and the influence of enslaved cooks. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Cooking, American Cooking -- Virginia https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12519 53937 53937