Publisher's Synopsis
Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery: Directions for Cookery, in Its Various Branches is the most influential and most popular cookery book printed in America during the nineteenth century.
Many culinary authorities consider Miss Leslie's Directions to be one of America's greatest cookbooks. The writing and instructions are clear and elegant; the author's comments on the nuances of good cooking, on the importance of good ingredients, on honesty in the kitchen-all combine to make this work an American classic.
