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The Virginia Housewife

Mary Randolph

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Take the skin and fat from the parts cut off which are also gross. Wash the pieces nicely, and put them on the fire with abort a pound of bacon, a large onion chopped small, some pepper and salt, a few blades of mace, a handful of parsley, cut up very fine, and two quarts of water, if it be a common fowl or duck--a turkey will require more water. Boil it gently for three hours, tie up a small bunch of thyme, and let it boil in it half an hour, then take it out. Thicken your soup with a large spoonful of butter rubbed into two of flour, the yelks of two eggs, and half a pint of milk. Be careful not to let it curdle in the soup.

CATFISH SOUP.

An excellent dish for those who have not imbibed a needless prejudice against those delicious fish.

Take two large or four small white catfish that have been caught in deep water, cut off the heads, and skin and clean the bodies; cut each in three parts, put them in a pot, with a pound of lean bacon, a large onion. . . Read More

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- Monica - Mar 13, 2023

I feel weird even rating this, but whatever. It fulfilled a reading challenge prompt. Read a cookbook cover to cover. This is the thing - I LOVE reading cookbooks cover to cover. This one was one of the first published cookbooks, and is absolutely necessary to have on hand while doing any kind of hi

3.00
- Owen - Jan 03, 2022

Gotta hand it to them, they were really getting freaky with it back in the day.

2.00
- Nonie - Feb 01, 2021

Missing the first 18 pages

I haven't read the entire book, but I did notice that it starts off on page 19. Hopefully there aren't any more pages missing.

5.00
- Cherei - Nov 08, 2020

Travel back in time and give thanks we're alive now!!!

What a hoot!!! This fantastic collection of food preparation way back when will surprise you and also get an insiders view of what our great great great grandmothers went through every single day just to put a meal on the table!! Loved it!!

5.00
- Deanne - Jan 10, 2017

The first practical cookbook. A trip back in time to the Colonial kitchen.

3.00
- Tibia - Dec 29, 2016

Since I love collecting cookbooks, and especially unique ones, this was a must read for me. I found this in an edition with a beautiful classic binding, so I bought several for my gardening friends. Can't say that I will be making many of these old recipes, though!

5.00
- Katie - Jun 17, 2011

Historical research and the possibility of finding a new recipe---perfect reading for my highly stressed state these days.

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