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What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc

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What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc

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Believed to be the first cookbook by an African American, who was also an ex-slave.
"Awarded two medals at the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute Fair, 1880, for best pickles and sauces and best assortment of jellies and preserves. Diploma awarded at Sacrameto State Fair, 1879."
LC copy 1 accompanied by a copy of a Washington Post (11-07-95) article about the book.
LAC tnb 2019-03-08 no edits (3 cards)

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01/01/1881
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