Eliza Leslie

Infobox Person


name = Eliza Leslie
birth_date = birth date|1787|11|15|mf=y
birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
death_date = death date and age|1858|1|1|1787|11|15
death_place = Gloucester, New Jersey
occupation = Author
spouse =
parents = Lydia Baker and Robert Leslie
children =

Eliza Leslie (November 15, 1787 – January 1, 1858), frequently referred to as Miss Leslie, was an American author of popular cookbooks during the nineteenth century. She gained popularity for her books on etiquette as well. For a time, she also edited an annual gift book called "The Gift", which included contributions from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Elizabeth F. Ellet, Lydia Sigourney, Charles Fenno Hoffman, and others. [Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson. "The Literary History of Philadelphia". Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1906. p. 340]

Publications

* "Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats", 1828.
* "American Girl's Book", 1831.
* "Domestic French Cookery", 1832.
* "Pencil Sketches; or, Outlines of Characters and Manners", 1833.
* "Miss Leslie's Behavior Book", 1834.
* "Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches", 1837.
* "The Indian Meal Book", 1847.
* "The Lady's Receipt-Book: A Useful Companion for Large or Small Families", 1847.
* "Amelia; or, A Young Lady's Vicissitudes", 1848.
* "Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book", 1850.
* "Miss Leslie's Directions for Cookery", 1851.
* "More Receipts", 1852.
* "Miss Leslie's New Receipts for Cooking . . .", 1854.
* "Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book", 1857.

References

External links

*gutenberg author | id=Eliza_Leslie | name=Eliza Leslie
* [http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/authors/author_leslie.html Scans and Transcripts of Books by Eliza Leslie at Michigan State University Digital Collections]