“The world, and the fashion thereof, is so variable, that old people cannot accommodate themselves to the various changes and fashions which daily occur; they will adhere to the fashion of their day, and will not surrender their attachments to the good old way – while the young and gay, bend and conform readily to the tastes of their times, and fancy of the hour.’’
— Amelia Simmons, in American Cookery (1796), which may be considered the first American cookbook. Little is know about Simmons beyond that she lived in Connecticut.
