Amelia Simmons: The Mother Of Cookery

Amelia Simmons work is known as a declaration of American independence, she is referred to as the Mother of Cookery. She wrote American Cookery which is otherwise known as The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country, and all grades of life in 1796. American cookery is the first known cookbook of American authorship published in the United States. Even though, the name Amelia Simmons only recognized by these type of people; chefs, cooks, and history buffs. She will be remembered in culinary history for years and years to come. Amelia Simmons will be remembered …show more content…
In fact, according to Feeding America, Biography of Amelia Simmons without a proven accurate biography available about her, only guesses about who she might have been. It is said that there is a faint clue to Amelia Simmons identity in the title page of American Cookery when she calls herself an "American Orphan." (Feeding America, Biograph of Amelia Simmons ). This quote lead to a discussion of the trials of orphan hood in the preface of American Cookery. “The candor of the American Ladies is solicitously intreated by the Authoress, as she is circumscribed in her knowledge, this being original work in this country.” (Simmons). This quote was one of the reasons people assumed that Amelia Simmons lacked a formal education however, this was not the only reason the grammar, spelling, and loss of control of the book's contents in American Cookery was another reason people made this assumption. According to, In Wilson, Mary article Amelia Simmons’ fills a need claims Amelia Simmons as an intelligent woman despite her lack of education, and claims Amelia Simmons was a down to earth and a practical person. However, according to Rachman, Anne-Marie Feeding America, Biography of Amelia Simmons claims that Amelia Simmons may have been unmarried and quite possibly illiterate, but these claims have no proof or evidence supporting them. “Those females who have parents, or brothers, or …show more content…
First Amelia Simmons was an extraordinary person and woman however, there is not a lot of sourceful information available about Amelia Simmons life. It is a proven fact that she was a good-hearted person and she may not have had the most privileged life, but she made a good life for herself. Amelia Simmons did not let fame get to her head, she remained the same person before and after she wrote American Cookery. American Cookery changed the culinary world and provided the people of American recipes that people back during this time could easily make and affordable to all families. Most of the recipes in American Cookery are based on the food that everyone back then grew themselves. Amelia Simmons will remain a part of culinary history forever due to her remarkable recipes that people still use today. Also, Amelia Simmons will remain as a part of journalism history forever, because she wrote the first American authorship cookbook American Cookery and the first female cookbook author in the United