Emmy Braun (the

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for ''Ida Luise Jacob'', May 25, 1826 in Zweibrücken – April 4, 1904 ibid) was a German

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author. She is the best-known cookbook author in the Palatinate, alongside Anna Bergner (1800-1882). Her ''Neues pfälzisches Kochbuch/Neues Kochbuch für bürgerliche und feine Küche'' a cookbook for home-style and fine cuisine was the best-selling book in the Palatinate with eleven editions at the turn of the 20th century. It was only surpassed later by ''Die Pälzisch Weltgeschicht'' by Paul Münch – a humorous history of the world in the regional dialect. In America, it was used in many households of Palatinate emigrants. A large number of second-hand copies are still available, frequently heavily annotated. Many families passed on the ''Neues Kochbuch'' from generation to generation.V. Carl, 2004

Life

Ida Luise was born in

Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...

. Her parents were the merchant Carl Philipp Lichtenberger and Louise née Jacob from

Schopp Schopp is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Schopp station lies on the Biebermühl Railway. History The place was first mentioned in documents in 1345. In the Middle Ages Schopp, tog ...

. Her father was very committed to the construction of the first Palatinate railway line in the

Bavarian Palatinate The Electoral Palatinate (german: Kurpfalz) or the Palatinate (), officially the Electorate of the Palatinate (), was a state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The electorate had its origins under the rulership of the Counts Palatine of ...

with his cousin Philipp Markus Lichtenberger from the Rheinschanze (Ludwigshafen since 1843). The poet Oskar von Redwitz (1823–1891) dedicated some pages in his autobiographical novel ''Hermann Stark. Deutsches Leben'' (1868) to her, "Louise in the bay window" his youth crush. In 1845 she married the doctor Franz Carl Jacob (1818-1895) a second

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. The couple was living in

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

and they raised two sons and two daughters. In 1865 Jacob was appointed to the "Landrath der Pfalz" and immediately elected secretary. From 1873 to 1882 he was the president of this regional parliament (today Bezirkstag Pfalz) of the Bavarian Palatinate. In the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871, Luise Jacob and her daughters campaigned for the care of wounded and sick soldiers in the local military hospital.Als Emmy Braun im Küchenregal, 2017 During a spa stay in

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for several years, the Jacobs started to write books. Much better known than his extensive scientific works on

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and

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was the cookbook of his wife. She became the most successful Palatinate cookbook author under the pseudonym "Emmy Braun". It was said to be sold as often as the Bible. Luise Jacob also became known for her

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, which was shown and honored at the 1893

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. The gravestones of her grandparents Adam Jacob and Elisabeth née Scherer are listed monuments. – The American bishop Arthur C. Lichtenberger and

Louis Lichtenberger Louis Lichtenberger (1835–1892) had a carriage and wagon-making shop in 19th-century Los Angeles, California, and became a wealthy landowner. He was city treasurer and a member of the Common Council, the governing body of the city. Personal ...

are distant relatives.Rudolf H. Böttcher: ''Die Familie Jacob – Fortschreibung'', 2002

Honors

* Bavarian Cross of Merit, 1871 * Prussian

Cross of Merit for Women and Girls The Cross of Merit for Women and Girls (''Ehrenkreuz für Frauen und Jungfrauen'') was created on 22 March 1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm I, German Emperor, in his capacity as King of Prussia. The award was presented only to women, but was not a Ladies Or ...

, 1871 * War medal for non-combatants, 1871 Her needlework was awarded medals and certificates of honor. In the Oberauerbach district of Zweibrücken, ''Emmy Braun street'' is named after the author.

Works

All books were published by Schäffer in

Grünstadt Grünstadt ( pfl, Grinnschdadt) is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with roughly 13,200 inhabitants. It does not belong to any ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – a kind of collective municipality – but is nonetheless t ...

*''Neues pfälzisches Kochbuch für bürgerliche und feine Küche'', 11 editions, 1886-1910 *''Neues Kochbuch für bürgerliche und feine Küche'', 11 editions, 1886-1910 *''Neues Kochbuch für bürgerliche und feine Küche. Neu bearbeitet von Frida Schäffer'', editions 12–17, 1912- *''Emmy Braun's Neues Kochbuch. Mit einem Kochlehrbuch. Neubearbeitet und ergänzt von Frau Frida Schäffer und Lehrerinnen des Pfälzischen Wirtschaftslehrerinnen-Seminars Speyer am Rhein'' 18th edition, 1929

Sources

* Victor Carl: ''Lexikon der Pfälzer Persönlichkeiten'', 3rd ed., Edenkoben 2004, p. 100. * August Gerle und Elise Gerle geb Jacob (Ed.): ''Die Familie Jacob'', Kaiserslautern 1931.

External links

Als Emmy Braun im Küchenregal
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Die Rheinpfalz ''Die Rheinpfalz'' is a German–language regional newspaper based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The paper is one of the leading newspapers which serve the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. History and profile ''Die Rheinpfalz'' was first published in ...

'', published 18 January 2017 (in German)

References

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