1871
Author: Mrs. Mary Mason
This cookbook was mass produced through J.B Lippincott and Company, an American publishing firm who originally produced bibles, and then later expanded their merchandise to include journals, medical books, and other educational pieces. This cookbook served as an instructional handbook on how to attend to the various duties required to become a well-rounded housewife, and was crafted with the hope of being gifted at bridal events for young, inexperienced women about to embark on the new adventure of married life. The intentions of Mrs. Mary Mason and her unnamed fellow friends were to provide a how-to guide on adulting, delineating the maintenance and responsibilities of every aspect of the home. Included in this cookbook is a wide assortment of recipes such as breakfast foods, muffins, curing meats, cooking fish, and preserving fruits. This cookbook also encompasses other informational pieces such as gardening, setting the dinner table, medicinal cures for various illnesses, and poetry on nurseries and the maintenance of children.
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