"A former slave, Mrs Fisher came from Mobile, Alabama and began cooking for San Francisco society in the late 1870's"--Back cover.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

This special edition of "What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking" was written by Mrs. Abby Fisher, and first published in 1881. Mrs. Fisher was "Awarded Two Medals at the San Francisco Mechanics Institute Fair, 1880, for the best pickles and the best assortment of jams and jellies," and went on to write this cook book of her down-home comfort food. Some of the sections featured include Breakfast Breads, Roast Meats, Croquettes, Cakes, Pickles, Sauces, Pies, Salads, Soups, Chowders, and more. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying! THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally rendered. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed.

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Excerpt from What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, Soups, Pickles, Preserves, Etc: Awarded Two Medals at the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute Fair, 1880, for Best Pickles and Sauces and Best Assortment of Jellies and Preserves The publication of a book on my knowledge and experience of Southern Cooking, Pickle and Jelly Making, has been frequently asked of me by my lady friends and patrons in San Francisco and Oakland, and also by ladies of Sacramento during the State Fair in 1879. Not being able to read or write myself, and my husband also having been without the advantages of an education - upon whom would devolve the writing of the book at my dictation - caused me to doubt whether I would be able to present a work that would give perfect satisfaction. But, after due consideration, I concluded to bring forward a book of my knowledge-based on an experience of upwards of thirty-five years - in the art of cooking Soups, Gumbos, Terrapin Stews, Meat Stews, Baked and Roast Meats, Pastries, Pies and Biscuits, making Jellies, Pickles, Sauces, ice-creams and Jams, preserving Fruits, etc. The book will be found a complete instructor, so that a child can understand it and learn the art Of cooking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.