mirin and vinegar
In a groundbreaking theory of our origins
My America is a celebration of the food of the African Diaspora
from photographs of Italian scenery and food
with drawings by Bob Dinelli
(Preserving) Rorer, Mrs. Sara T. Canning and Preserving. *Signed letter enclosed* food waste mirin and vinegarOlive cloth, jacket. Philadelphia: Arnold & Co., [1887, but likely later]. Autograph letter signed by Rorer (from the Collonade Hotel in Philadelphia) laid in loose). Also laid in is a charming manuscript card with instructions for washing feather pillows. Recipes include orange pralines, candied citrus peel, canned mulberries, walnut catsup, spiced cherries, preserved apricots, blackberry jam, etc. Foxing, else very good. (1)