These Recipes Are Older Than America Itself. All 50 restored from the original 1700s cookbooks, and made simple enough to cook tonight.
No made-up "olde-timey" nonsense. Real recipes from the first American cookbooks, copied word for word, with a modern version you can actually cook.
Come sit down.
Most "historical" cookbooks are written by people guessing what the past tasted like.
This one isn't.
Every recipe here was copied by hand from the actual books the first American women wrote, funny spelling and all. Then tested and scaled down for your kitchen today.
You get three gifts with every recipe: the real original in her own words, a version you can cook this week, and a story to tell at the table.
50 recipes. 250 years of American history. One very warm book.
⚠️ Note: This is a digital ebook. You'll receive it instantly as a PDF.
A Few of the 50 Recipes Inside
Pompkin Pie (Simmons, 1796), America's first pumpkin pie
Pepper Pot, the soup that warmed Washington's army
Mushroom Catsup, ketchup 100 years before tomatoes
Ginger Beer, the fizzy homemade brew of the 1700s
Johnny-Cakes, the cornmeal cake that fed a young nation
Raspberry Shrub, a sparkling drinking vinegar from 1824
What’s Inside the Book?
50 Recipes, All Real
Copied word for word from the actual 1700s cookbooks
The original in her own words, spelling untouched
From two real authors: Amelia Simmons (1796) and Mary Randolph (1824)
Nothing invented, nothing "olde-timey"
Made Simple for Today
A tested modern version of every single recipe
Scaled down from huge households to a normal family
Clear, modern step-by-step instructions
Old ingredients swapped for what's on your grocery shelf
A Story With Every Dish
A warm history note behind each recipe
Something to tell at the table
A decoder for reading any old recipe yourself
Written in a real grandmother's voice, not a textbook
Frequently Asked Questions
They're the real thing. Every historical recipe was copied word for word from the actual cookbooks Amelia Simmons (1796) and Mary Randolph (1824) wrote. Nothing invented. You'll see each original exactly as it was first printed, funny spelling and all.
No. If a recipe called for something from 1796 you can't find today, I've already swapped in what's on your grocery shelf and told you where. A normal kitchen and a normal store is all you need.
Not at all. The old recipes fed big households and skipped the measurements, so I've scaled every one down to a family size and written plain, modern step-by-step instructions. If you can follow a recipe, you can cook from this book.
Both. Every recipe has a tested modern version made for today's kitchen. Many folks also buy it just for the history and the stories. You get all three: the original, the cookable version, and the tale behind it.
It's a digital PDF. The moment you buy, you get an instant download you can read on your phone, tablet, or computer, or print at home.
It's one of the best gifts I know for anyone who loves history, cooking, or America. It's warm, it's real, and it comes with a story for every dish. (Prefer a printed keepsake? A paperback edition is also on Amazon.)
If it's not what you hoped, just reply to your receipt within 30 days and I'll make it right. No hard feelings.
Cook a Piece of American History Tonight
50 real recipes. 250 years of history. One very warm book.