NMLP P-045549 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-19

American Cookery

Amelia Simmons · Hudson & Goodwin, Hartford, Connecticut · 1796

The true first is the Hartford, printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1796 — the first cookbook of American authorship printed in the United States — a slim 48-page work 'printed for the author' and issued without hard covers, the title page serving as the front cover and page 48 blank

Full identification guide for this title →

New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-045549 for "American Cookery" by Amelia Simmons (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045549, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).