The first Cantonese cookbook in English
preceeded by editions of 1822 and 1823 in various American cities
and a lavish spread of sweet treats
with great local ads
Cloth-backed pictorial silver dec
(American) Fisher & Bros. Fisher & Brother’s House-Keeper’s Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1861. Wellness The first Cantonese cookbook in34 pp. 1861. * Another copy. 34 pp. 1862. Together, 2 vols. Illus. with wood engravings. Pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: Fisher & Brother, 1861 & 1862. Civil War era recipes for the kitchen and the rest of the house as well: how to cure gout, how to keep eggs, death to the bugs, an antidote to poison, cucumber catsup, lemon pies, green corn omelet, and yes, blackberry diarrhea cordial. Youre welcome. Dog earing to pages, foxing, still near very good