Pre-Order: Grace Parr’s Anglo–American Cookery

William Woys Weaver

Bibliographic Information

Title: Grace Parr’s Anglo–American Cookery
Author: William Woys Weaver
Date of publication: forthcoming
Format: Hardcover, 10 × 10 inches (254 × 254 mm)
Pages: to be confirmed
Language: English
ISBN: forthcoming

This title is available for pre-order now! Expected to ship in Q1 2025.

Exhaustively researched by renowned food ethnographer and culinary historian William Woys Weaver, Grace Parr’s Anglo–American Cookery reproduces the full text of an important18th century cookbook accompanied by academic insights, historical commentary, and modern recipes. The book is illustrated throughout with beautiful full-colour photos showing unusual ingredients, historical cooking implements, and completed dishes.

Philadelphia heiress Grace Peel Parr was a fascinating character who crossed paths with British cookbook author Charlotte Mason, and left behind her own book of recipes and home remedies. In Grace Parr's Anglo–American Cookery, Dr. Weaver—founder of The Roughwood Center, a non-profit organization devoted to producing heritage foods from heritage seeds—explores the lives and cookery of these two formidable women and provides the full text of Parr’s original cookbook. The final section of the book, based on his own detailed research and extensive experiments, is a modern cookbook, translating Parr and Mason’s recipes into an accessible format for today’s audience, allowing modern chefs and devotees of culinary heritage to try them at home.

This title is available for pre-order now! Single copies are available as well as discounted retailer bundles of 10, 20, or 30 copies. Retailers interested in buying more than 30 copies can email sales@helios.house with inquiries. Expected to ship in Q1 2025.