The Robert E. Lee Family Cooking and Housekeeping Book (Paperback, New edition)

Part cookbook, part culinary history, part family history, this volume offers an intimate glimpse into life in the household of a mid-19th-century Virginia family, that of the author's great-grandparents, Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee. The collection of recipes, photographs, shopping lists and other domestic jottings act as a window on an earlier way of life. Filled with family stories and photographs, it features 70 recipes for breads, cakes, puddings, sweets, soups, main dishes, vegetables, drinks, and home remedies. Each historic recipes is accompanied by notes on ingredients and techinques and by tips for adapting the recipe in the modern kitchen.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	Anne Carter Zimmer
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-5415-0
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > National & regional cuisine Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > General cookery > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Food & Drink > General cookery > General Books > Food & Drink > National & regional cuisine
LSN:	0-8078-5415-8
Barcode:	9780807854150

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