Amelia Simmons
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Search complete. 3 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Amelia Simmons".
Sep 29, 2026
ChrissyHOST
I just love that little cookbook we both bought, the colonial, the very first cookbook we read.
Holly AnnHOST
Oh, Amelia Simmons, yeah.
ChrissyHOST
[laughs] Yeah.
Holly AnnHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Nancy MayHOST
Sometimes worse than that, though.
Nancy MayHOST
Remember our friend Amelia Simmons? Well, she wasn't really our friend because we were.
Nancy MayHOST
I'm not that old.
Nancy MayHOST
Excuse me.
Kae SprungHOST
It was one of the earliest forms of chemical leavening used in cooking.
Kae SprungHOST
One of the first American cookbooks to document its use was American Cookery, published in 1796 by Amelia Simmons.
Kae SprungHOST
This book is widely considered the first known cookbook written by an American author for an American audience.
Kae SprungHOST
Amelia included recipes for griddle cakes and johnny cakes that used pearl ash as a leavening agent.