Only five copies of this receipt book are known to have survived. During the Civil War, Southerners were forced to find substitutes for the food, clothing, and other everyday household items they were used to. This important little book was "designed to supply useful and economical directions in cookery, housewifery, &c., and for the camp."
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Facsimile Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vii, 36 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Cooking, American -- Southern style. Confederate States of America -- Social life and customs.Manners and customs. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 277854
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Facsimile Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vii, 36 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Cooking, American -- Southern style. Confederate States of America -- Social life and customs.Manners and customs. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 277854