Nelly Custis Lewis's Housekeeping book
By: edited, with an introduction by Patricia Brady Schmit.
Contributors: Brady, Patricia, 1943-; Historic New Orleans Collection.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: The Historic New Orleans Collection; University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New Orleans, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Home economics -- Virginia; Cookery -- Virginia; Cookery, American -- Southern style
Other titles: Housekeeping book.
Description: "Nelly Custis Lewis, George Washington's adopted daughter, for over thirty years was the mistress of Woodlawn, a large and elegant Virginia plantation. Plantations were virtually self-sufficient, so that recipes for household cleaners, home remedies, and the care and dyeing of clothing, were essential for such a large household. The lady of the plantation was also responsible for providing huge and varied meals in pre-refrigeration days. During the 1830s, Mrs. Lewis kept the housekeeping book presented here. It is a collection of recipes and remedies which is interesting for its reflection of nineteenth-century plantation life. Many of the recipes may also be used with success today" --Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 125-127.
Includes index.