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What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Southern Cooking

What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Southern Cooking

Applewood Books

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Discover the rich history and flavors of Southern cooking with the oldest known African-American cookbook, published in San Francisco in 1881. With 160 authentic recipes and an authoritative introduction by culinary historian Karen Hess, this collection offers a unique and informative glimpse into the cuisine of the South.

Product Details

  • Product Type: Cookbook, Trade Paperback
  • 96 pages
  • Published in 1995
  • Shipping Dimensions: 8.0 × 5.0 × 0.25 inches  (20.3 × 12.7 × 0.6 cm)
  • Shipping Weight: 0.04 lb (0.6 oz; 18 g)
  • SKU: SKU: SKU010011545
  • ISBN: 9781557094032

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About the Author

Abby Fisher

Abby Fisher, sometimes spelled as Abbie Fisher (c. 1831 – 1915) was an American former slave from South Carolina who earned her living as a pickle manufacturer in San Francisco and published the second known cookbook by a Black woman in the United States, after Malinda Russell's Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen (1866). Abby Fisher's book, What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, was published in 1881 by the Women's Cooperative Printing Office in San Francisco.

About the Editor

Seymour Fisher

Seymour Fisher, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Fisher received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Chicago. His other books include Development and Structure of the Body Image, Sexual Images of the Self, and The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity.

About the Editor

Roger P. Greenberg

Roger P. Greenberg, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Division of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the State University of New York. He also has an active private practice. Dr. Greenberg received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Syracuse University. His other books include The Scientific Credibility of Freud's Theories and Therapy (with Seymour Fisher) and The Limits of Biological Treatments for Psychological Distress: Comparisons with Psychotherapy and Placebo.

About the Publisher

Applewood Books

Founded in Carlisle, Massachusetts in 1976 by Phil Zuckerman, Applewood Books specializes in publishing "books for the Cultural Traveler," high-quality, American-manufactured books that help tell the stories of America—its places, its people, and its history.

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