Colonial Cook Book (60 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Harriott Pinckney Horry began her receipt book more than two hundred years ago. It is being published now for the first time.You will get a lively sense of what colonial plantation life was like from reading Harriott's receipt book. She began it in 1770, shortly after she was married, writing recipes and household information in a notebook. Her recipes reflect both English and French culinary traditions. You will recognize in the recipes the origins of some of your contemporary favorites. Harriott writes also about keeping the dairy and smokehouse, how to dye clothes, what to do about insects, how to care for trees and crops, and how to make soap, all skills she learned in the course of managing the plantation after her husband's early death. From Harriott's writing and Hooker's knowledgeable introduction and editorial notes, you will learn what it was like to be well-to-do and a member of Southern aristocracy, living in a world of rice and indigo planters, merchants, lawyers, and politicians--the colonial elite. Because knowing about food preferences and eating habits of any people expands our understanding of their nature and times, the receipt book of Harriott Pinckney Horry opens another window on the history of colonial plantations.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Harriott Pinckney Horry began her receipt book more than two hundred years ago. It is being published now for the first time.You will get a lively sense of what colonial plantation life was like from reading Harriott's receipt book. She began it in 1770, shortly after she was married, writing recipes and household information in a notebook. Her recipes reflect both English and French culinary traditions. You will recognize in the recipes the origins of some of your contemporary favorites. Harriott writes also about keeping the dairy and smokehouse, how to dye clothes, what to do about insects, how to care for trees and crops, and how to make soap, all skills she learned in the course of managing the plantation after her husband's early death. From Harriott's writing and Hooker's knowledgeable introduction and editorial notes, you will learn what it was like to be well-to-do and a member of Southern aristocracy, living in a world of rice and indigo planters, merchants, lawyers, and politicians--the colonial elite. Because knowing about food preferences and eating habits of any people expands our understanding of their nature and times, the receipt book of Harriott Pinckney Horry opens another window on the history of colonial plantations.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1St Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. paperback, lightly knocked at foot of spine else a tightly bound copy with an unmarked text, 140pp.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. paperback, mild age-toning else a tightly bound copy with an unmarked text, 140pp.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. xviii, 140pp, glossary, illustrations. Light crease to bottom front corner, very light even toning to page edges. A reprint of the only cookbook published in America between 1742 and 1796 retaining the original language and spelling with an introduction, glossary and illustrations by Jean McKibbin and various bills of fare for every month of the year. Over 500 recipes and instructions for the best methods of candying, collaring, drying, pickling, potting, preserving and wine making. Printed in brown on cream paper. Size: Large 8vo. McKibbin, Jean. (illustrator). …

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. paperback, printed gloss card covers, light crease to spine, the binding is tight, the text free of marking, age-toning, illustrated, 140pp.

spiral_bound. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, spiral binding. Pages clean, unmarked. Cover has light wear, with small crease front fore edge, small ink mark upper back. Shipped promptly with Tracking. Ckbk7.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 186 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. water staining to some pages, text remains readable. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. A clean, tight copy, with few signs of use or wear. It is comb-bound for ease of use. A precious treasure for someone! Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 5.5x8.5x1 inches; 128 pages.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. 8th Edition. spiral bound; previous owners signature FEP and title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice soft cover copy with metal coil binding. Front cover has small price sticker scar, light wear at bottom spine corner, stain bottom of page 97, otherwise without flaw. 6 X 7.5 " 186 pages. Copyright 1933 (Harriet Ross Colquitt). Printed by J.J. Little and Ives, Company, NY. Introduction by Ogden Nash. A collection of local dishes which do not usually find their way into the general cook books. Florence Olmstead (illustrator).…

Spiral bound. Condition: good. Sixth Edition. 186p, spiral bound octavo. A good copy in pictorial wraps. Sixth Edition. Stains and light soiling to covers. Text block foxed, stained in upper corner. Top two rungs of the spiral binding are broken. Gift inscription penned on verso of front cover.

Spiral Bound. pp. xviii, 186. 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Light shelfwear, age-toning to covers, loss to head of spiral spine; very good-.