What Should We Eat From "What Mrs. Fisher Knows?" (ca. 1881)

Take a quick pickle poll

In 1881, Mrs. Abby Fisher published What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking: Soups, Pickles, Preserves Etc. It is believed to be the second cookbook ever published by an African American woman in America and the first to be written by a formerly enslaved woman. Abby was a skilled cook and a pickle manufacturer, so we’re going to try some pickles before digging into Abby’s life story.

Stick around to see how it goes and learn about the life of Mrs. Fisher.

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We’re going to keep on doing women’s history, food history, and genealogy! I hope you stick around.