Description: Newspaperwoman, novelist, and ardent advocate of women's rights, Lydia Child (1802-1880) was recognized as one of the foremost female authors of her day. Married at 25 to a charming dreamer whose irresponsible behavior quickly depleted their meager earnings, she compiled this book (based, very likely, on personal experience) for women of less than moderate means. "Save!" "Share!" "Do not destroy!" were maxims she repeatedly stressed. Along with simply written recipes for roasting a pig and preparing corned beef, hasty pudding, carrot pie, buffalo tongue, and scores of other dishes, she also offers helpful suggestions for treating chilblains, dysentery and the night sweats, cleaning white kid gloves, educating one's daughters, and for dealing with dozens of other domestic concerns. First published in 1832, this delightful book -- "must" for every bride of the mid-1800s -- was in its 29th edition by 1844! Written in a lively and direct style and enhanced with a new Introduction by cookbook authority Jan Longone, this fascinating glimpse into the kitchens of the past should prove every bit as popular as Dover's republications of Amelia Simmons' First American Cookbook (now in its 13th printing!), Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cooking School Cook Book, Sarah Hale's Early American Cookery, and other classics.

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