and decorative typographical devices
farmer in the United States
Lyman (1831-1912) edited the short-lived American Cookery
showing 2 women preparing food in a large kitchen
near Vanderbilt Ave
Alcott, William A. The Young House-keeper or Thoughts on Food and Cookery. San Francisco and decorative typographical devicesBrown 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.