Susanna Eger

Susanna Eger, also Egerin, née Born (1640–1713) was a German cook and cookbook writer.

In 1657, she married the merchant Johann Jacob Eger from Lindau with whom she had four children.

Following the early death of her husband, she began to earn her livelihood by becoming a cook for Leipzig's affluent burgers.

[1] Early editions gave the full title as "Leipziger Koch-Buch, worinnen zu sehen, was man so wohl auf seinen Täglichen Tisch, als auch bey Gastereyen und Hochzeiten, gutes und delicates auftragen, auch Tische und Tafeln mit Spiesen zierlich besetzen kan." (roughly: Leipzig cookbook containing both fine and delicate dishes for everyday use and for presenting on the tables of receptions and weddings).

[3] The cookbook is one of the earliest containing precise details of quantities, weights and measures.