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Title: What Mrs. Fisher Knows abot !ld Sothern Cooking" So#s" $ickles"

$reser%es" etc.

Author: Fisher" Abb&.

Publisher: San Francisco' Women(s Co)o#erati%e $rinting !**ice.

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What Mrs. Fisher knows

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!LD S!U/012 C!!K324.

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[Editorial note: Handwritten inscription]

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# REFACE AN$ AO!O%&.

he #blication o* a book on m& knowledge and e@#erience o* Sothern Cooking" $ickle

and 5ell& Making" has been *reentl& asked o* me b& m& lad& *riends and #atrons in SanFrancisco and !akland" and also b& ladies o* Sacramento dring the State Fair in 679:.

2ot being able to read or write m&sel*" and m& hsband also ha%ing been withot the

ad%antages o* an edcation))#on whom wold de%ol%e the writing o* the book at m&dictation))cased me to dobt whether 3 wold be able to #resent a work that wold gi%e

#er*ect satis*action. Bt" a*ter de consideration" 3 conclded to bring *orward a book o*

m& knowledge))based on an e@#erience o* #wards o* thirt&)*i%e &ears))in the art o*cooking So#s" 4mbos" erra#in Stews" Meat Stews" Baked and 1oast Meats" $astries"

$ies and Biscits" making 5ellies" $ickles" Saces" 3ce)Creams and 5ams" #reser%ing

Frits" etc. he book will be *ond a com#lete instrctor" so that a child can nderstand it

and learn the art o* cooking.

1es#ect*ll&"

M1S. ABB? F3S/01"

Late o* Mobile" Ala.

3 take #leasre in re*erring" b& #ermission" to the *ollowing o* m& *riends" namel&'

WM. F. BL!!D..............;6 Cali*ornia Street" San Francisco

0.M. M3L0S................;6 Montgomer& Street" San Francisco

WM. !. 4!ULD..............6< Cali*ornia Street" San Francisco

M1S C/A1L0S S. 20AL0.........676; Stter Street" San Francisco

M1S. 5!/2 /A11!LD...........;6 Chestnt Street" San Francisco

Mrs. W./. 4LASC!CK.....................................!akland

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Mrs. 4./. C!?..................;6 4ear& Street" San Francisco

Mrs. 5!/2 C. FALLS...............................San Francisco

Mrs. L!U3S /. +A2SC/A3CK........6

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