Eliza Leslie

Eliza Leslie (1787–1858) was an American author of cookbooks, etiquette books and fiction, born in Philadelphia. After studying at a cooking school, she published Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats in 1828 and then Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches, one of the best-selling American cookbooks of the century. She also wrote stories for magazines and annuals, collected in Pencil Sketches, books for children, and The Behaviour Book, a guide to manners for women. Her brother was the painter Charles Robert Leslie.