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The First American Cookbook: Sample Recipes from American Cookery (1796)

Summary by Open Culture
Image via Wikimedia Commons On the off chance Lin-Manuel Miranda is casting around for source material for his next American history-based blockbuster musical, may we suggest American Cookery by “poor solitary orphan” Amelia Simmons? First published in 1796, at 47 pages (nearly three of them are dedicated to dressing a turtle), it’s a far quicker read than the fateful Ron Chernow Hamilton biography Miranda impulsively selected for a vacation bea…
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Open Culture broke the news in on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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