 Frontispiece and title page of 14th edition, 1750 | |
| Author | Eliza Smith |
|---|---|
| Subject | English cooking |
| Genre | Cookery |
| Publisher | J. Pemberton |
Publication date | 1727 |
| Publication place | England |
The Compleat Housewife; or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion is a cookery book written by Eliza Smith and first published in London in 1727. It became popular, running through 18 editions in fifty years.
It was the first cookery book to be published in the Thirteen Colonies of America: it was printed in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1742. It contained the first published recipe for "katchup", and appears to be the earliest source for bread and butter pudding.
The book includes recipes not only for foods but for wines, cordial-waters, medicines and salves.