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Housekeeping in Old Virginia
By Marion Cabell Tyree
1971 reprint of the 1879 First Edition. Louisville, KY: John P. Morton and Company, 1879. Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4. textured maroon cloth over boards; beveled edges; gilt illustration and title to front board and spine; rubbed spots to corners and tips of spine; overall in very good condition.
Marion Cabell Tyree (1826 - 1912) was the last surviving granddaughter of Founding Father and Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry (1736 - 1799) and the great granddaughter of Revolutionary War Colonel John Cabell. During the Civil War, Marion kept a small sanitarium for the wounded in Lynchburg, VA and helped establish one of more than 30 hospitals in the city. Bright, quick-minded, and entrepreneurial, she gathered family recipes from friends and relatives, giving credit to all the contributors - listing the men by their names, the women by the title of their husbands or just initials, and a former slave by her full name - Mozis Addums. Possessing a great aptitude for domestic economy, she not only included recipes for meals, desserts, wine, cordials, etc., but also chapters on housekeeping, housecleaning, and remedies for the sick. Her book is still considered one of the most influential cookbooks, representing the culture of the Southern United States
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