American Cookery
Type: Book
As of November 2026, American Cookery has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025).
American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, is the first known cookbook written by an American, published in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1796. Until then, the cookbooks printed and used in the Thirteen Colonies were British. Its full title is:American Cookery, or the art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country, and all
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Author | Amelia Simmons |
| Published | 1796 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Subjects | American Cookery, Cookery, American, Early works to 1800 |
| ISBN | 9781449433413 |
| Genre | American Cookery, Cookery, American, Early works to 1800 |
Who talks about American Cookery on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up American Cookery; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Short Stuff: Pies | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark
What is American Cookery mentioned alongside?
American Cookery is most often mentioned alongside Boston cream pie, key lime pie and Native American.
Mentioned together: Boston cream pie, key lime pie, Native American, iHeart Radio app, The Pie Hole, William Curry, cherry pie, Amelia Simmons, American Cookery by an American Orphan, 1928