American Cookery (1796) by Amelia Simmons is known as the “first American cookbook”and has attracted an enthusiastic modern audience of historians, food journalists, and general readers. Yet until now American Cookery has not received the sustained scholarly attention it deserves. Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald’s United Tastes fills this gap by providing a detailed examination of the social circumstances and culinary tradition that produced this American classic. They will discuss the book at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street in Boston, on Thursday, June 14, beginning with a pre-talk reception at 5:30 and lecture at 6:00. $10 per person (no charge for Massachusetts Historical Society members). Registration required at https://www.masshist.org/calendar
