The Virginia house-wife /
At the turn of the nineteenth century, Mary Randolph-- who was among Thomas Jefferson's extended family-- and her husband, US Marshall David Meade Randolph, were celebrated for their lavish hospitality. However, in 1802, Mr. Randolph was removed from office, precipitating a financial downturn....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia, South Carolina :
University of South Carolina Press,
[2025]
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| Edition: | 200th anniversary edition. |
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| Summary: | At the turn of the nineteenth century, Mary Randolph-- who was among Thomas Jefferson's extended family-- and her husband, US Marshall David Meade Randolph, were celebrated for their lavish hospitality. However, in 1802, Mr. Randolph was removed from office, precipitating a financial downturn. By 1808, Mrs. Randolph opened a boardinghouse, where, by all accounts, the food and accommodations were splendid. In the years that followed, she committed her culinary expertise to paper, publishing The Virginia House-wife in 1824. It has come to be regarded as the most influential American cookbook of the nineteenth century. This unique edition includes a complete facsimile of the original book- with recipes for delicacies such as lobster sauce and pumpkin pudding and household tips on such things as curing bacon ad making lavender water- plus additional recipes from the 1825 and 1828 editions. Historical notes by culinary historian Karen Hess explain Mary Randolph's influence on American culinary history, and a new foreword by Debra Freeman emphasizes contributions of free and enslaved African American cooks to American cuisine. |
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| Item Description: | "A facsimile of the first edition, 1824, along with additonal material from the editions of 1825 and 1828, thus presenting a complete text." |
| Physical Description: | xlix, 380 pages : portrait ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781643365510 1643365517 |