How long does it take to read American Cookery?
American Cookery by Amelia Simmons takes about 1 hour 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 13 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1796. 66 pages, about 18,150 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a significant publication, being the first cookbook written by an American, and also published in the United States. It used foods native to America, and terms in use by early Americans. It was widely copied and plagiarized in its day, a common practice prevalent in early cookery books, with the book remaining popular through the early years of the 19th century. There were at least a dozen editions or printings between 1796 and 1831.
Subjects: American Cookery, Cookery, American, cookbooks, American Cooking
