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1. American statesman, Founding Father and the third US president, Thomas Jefferson played an important role in establishing the Library of Congress. The 1814 retaliatory Burning of Washington by the British saw more than 3,000 volumes destroyed in the fledgling library, so he sold it his large (6,487) personal collection. Jefferson believed that a library should cover all subjects with his own being quite eclectic, including cookbooks.
Having served as United States Minister to France (1785-1789), Jefferson brought back many recipes. His admirable relative, Virginia Randolph, carefully copied all his recipes, producing a unique family cookbook that was eventually published as "Thomas Jefferson's Cook Book" by historian Marie Kimball in 1938. What relation was Virginia Randolph to Thomas Jefferson?
2. "American Cookery" is the first known cookbook written by an American, a lady by the name of Amelia Simmons. It was published in 1796 in which New England city, the capital of the state of Connecticut?
3. Writer and social reformer Lydia Maria Child published "The Frugal Housewife" (1829) in Boston, MA. This collection of recipes and tips proved very popular, being reprinted 33 times in 25 years. Which of these words is the odd one out, because it is *NOT* a synonym for "frugal"?
4. "What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking" was a cookbook published by Abby Fisher in 1881. This was one of the first cookbooks attributed to an African American author. Which of the following statements about Mrs. Fisher is NOT true?
5. In 1863, "The Confederate Receipt Book: a compilation of over one hundred receipts adapted to the times" (sic) was published during the American Civil War. Why was it necessary for this book to be produced?
6. Fundraising is easier if benefactors receive something for their donation. Better yet if that "something" is inexpensively sourced, and donors have a stake in the final product. Which of these groups is *unlikely* to contribute content to a community recipe book?
7. The US Congress' reputation for polarization and contentiousness thankfully does not extend to cooking, as the series of Congressional Club Cookbooks that started in 1927 is a strictly bipartisan undertaking. Who are the main contributors to these cookbooks?
8. The 1940 cookbook "Ruth Wakefield Toll House Tried and True Recipes" has become an American treasure, not the least because it contained the original 1936 recipe for Toll House cookies. What better names are these distinctly American cookies known as?
9. In 1931, Irma S. Rombauer, a widow from St Louis, Missouri, privately published a book of recipes she had compiled to cope with her husband's suicide. What is the upbeat title of this cookbook, which has since become an American icon?
10. Nothing evokes solidarity in a community like a disaster and sharing food is the epitome of solidarity. What disaster caused Marcelle Bienvenue and Judy Walker to compile "Cooking Up A Storm", a cookbook of "lost" recipes, in 2006?
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