The Randolph, Mary 1762-1828 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Cooking, American Cooking -- Virginia TX Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12519 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12519 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133310.0 12519