Housekeeper's Companion

This publication, compiled by Bessie E. Gunter, maybe the first known cookbook on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Bessie lived in Accomack County and many of the recipes come from women with common Eastern Shore names like Nottingham, Bayly, Custis, Kellam, and Fosque, but she gathered recipes from women all over Virginia and Maryland.

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19th Century Homestead
Housekeeper's Companion