Cookbooks on '88 books that shaped America' list from Library of
Congress Yay: We were heartened to find "Joy of Cooking" by Irma
Rombauer on the list from the Library of Congress that salutes
88 books that shaped America. The precise, voluminous book has
guided many generations through the joys and trials of cooking.
(Bob Fila/Chiacgo Tribune) There's "American Cookery," by Amelia
Simmons (1796). It should be noted, that according to the
Project Gutenberg, the complete title was: "American Cookery, or
the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables and the
Best Modes of Making Pastes, Puffs, Pies, Tarts, Puddings,
Custards and Preserves and All Kinds of Cakes, from the Imperial
Plumb to Plain Cake, Adapted to this Country, and All Grades of
Life, " By Amelia Simmons, an American Orphan. Before launching
into tips on choosing fish, butter, etc. and how to "Dress a
Turtle," Simmons notes in the preface: "As this treatise is
calculated for the improvement of the rising generation of
Females in America,