Annabella P. Hill

Mrs. Hill's New Cook Book: Housekeeping Made Easy Annabella P. Hill

This classic of post?Civil War Southern cooking, designed to aid well-to-do women forced into their kitchens for the first time with the end of slavery, is a charming example of education in the domestic arts in the late 19th century. In her stern but helpful manner, ANNABELLA P. HILL (1810?1878) guides her fellow homemakers?and those today seeking a soupçon of old-style Southern elegance?in lessons on how to: ? pickle shrimps ? prepare mutton to imitate venison ? bake a pig ? make liver pudding ? make barbecue sauce ? make succotash ? tenderize tough meat ? make Irish potato yeast ? preserve figs ? make molasses candy ? and much more. With further instruction on other housekeeping chores, such as soapmaking and the preparation of medicines, this is an enlightening peek into the mundane chores of a bygone age.