How Long to Read Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book

How Long Does it Take to Read Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 33 minutes to read Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book by Catharine Esther Beecher

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Published in 1846 in New York, Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book was written by Catharine Esther Beecher, one of the most influential women writers and social activists of her time. This best-selling cookbook had over 25 printings, and it included detailed recipes that were created to make life easier and improved for the average housewife, simultaneously celebrating women’s work as an art form. The “original” recipes have all been tested by respected housewives and include directions for royal crumpets, sassafras jelly, rice griddle cakes, codfish relish, mutton hash, and mock turtle soup, as well as practical advice for setting the table, butchering a pig, handling the issue of alcohol in the home, and basting techniques. Throughout the book, Beecher emphasizes that a variety of healthy, nutritious foods should be provided for optimal family well-being. With the original receipts and useful and practical information provided in Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book, it is no surprise that Beecher became one of the most influential writers and social activists of her time. She continues to be studied and valued today. This edition of Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the society is a research library documenting the lives of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection comprises approximately 1,100 volumes.

How long is Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book?

Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book by Catharine Esther Beecher is 326 pages long, and a total of 83,456 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 36 minutes to read Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book aloud.

What Reading Level is Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book?

Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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