1800-1849

Historic Cookbooks

Cookbooks by Era

1700s 2 1800-1849 3 1850-1899 3 1900-1910 1 1910-1920 2 1920-1930 2 1930-1940 4 1940-1950 2 1950-1960 1 1960-1970 3 1970-1980 1 1980-1990 1 1990-2000 1

American Cookery

6 Recipes

Resourceful colonial housewives adapted foods native to America to recipes they had brought with them from England. These recipes first appeared in print in Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery--the first truly American cookbook--originally published in 1796.

Recipe List

The New England Cook Book

7 Recipes

By following the simple, detailed directions given in this cookbook, one could learn economical yet palate-pleasing cookery “generally practiced by good notable Yankee housekeepers.”

Recipe List

The Virginia Housewife or Methodical Cook

6 Recipes

This delightful cookbook offers a window into the elegant world of the Southern elite. Its author, Mary Randolph of Virginia, shares her knowledge of food in the well-planned and deliciously prepared recipes found in this cookbook.

Recipe List