American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy (Cooking in America)
by By Child, Lydia Maria Francis
Category: Cooking , Regional & Ethnic , American , General

First published in 1828, Lydia Maria Child's The American Frugal Housewife was an extremely popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Interesting recipes and remedies, advice on parenting and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are all put forth in straightforward, no-nonsense, Yankee prose. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two editions.