Cooking & Food

The Story of a Loaf of Bread

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Thomas Barlow Wood


According to the author in the preface, he has "ventured to write this little book with some diffidence, for it deals with farming, mil…

Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery

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Arthur Gay Payne


This is a little cookbook of vegetarian recipes, which were only slowly gaining popularity in England at the time of its publication in 1891…

Billy in Bunbury

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Royal Baking Powder Company


This 1924 poem/recipe book, designed as promotional material for the Royal Baking Powder Company, is set in the Oz community of Bunbury. Lit…

Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

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Marion Harland


This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how …

Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion

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Imogen Clark


In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…

Ketchup

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A. W. Bitting


The Bittings have written a number of books on canning and home preparation of food. This short volume includes a brief description of the p…

The Whys of Cooking

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Janet McKenzie Hill


An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …

Marion Harland's Cookery for Beginners

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Marion Harland


With this book, Marion Harland presents the reader and listener with "A Series of Familiar Lessons for Young Housekeepers". Housek…

A Handbook of Fish Cookery

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Lucy H. Yates


This is a very practical book concerning the cooking of fish. The author does not limit herself simply to recipes, but also adds sound advic…

Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties

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Janet McKenzie Hill


There is positive need of more widespread knowledge of the principles of cookery. Few women know how to cook an egg or boil a potato properl…

The Theory and Practice of Brewing

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Michael Combrune


This is an elaborate treatise on how to brew beer. That art is as noble today as it was in 1761, when this book was first published, and Mr.…

The Khaki Kook Book

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Mary Kennedy Core


We cannot ignore the fact that we must eat, and that much as we dislike to acknowledge it, we are compelled to think a great deal about fill…

Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures

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Joe Tilden


Major Joseph Tilden was in his time one of the most famous Bohemians and epicureans of the Pacific Coast. Ever since his death his many frie…

Choice Cookery

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Catherine Owen


Choice cookery is not intended for households that have to study economy, except where economy is a relative term; where, perhaps, the house…

Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six

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Juliet Corson


Juliet Corson has put together a few books on economic housekeeping, and this is a fine example. Almost 150 years after publication (1878), …

The Chemistry of Cookery

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W. Mattieu Williams


This book, written in the late 1800s, is a book of chemistry that explains the whys and hows of cooking to trained chefs and laymen alike. T…

The London and Country Brewer

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William James Mcglothlin


The unknown author of this book, appears to have experienced too many unwholesome and unpleasant beers and ales on his numerous travels in L…

Many Ways for Cooking Eggs

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Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer


Eggs are incredible versatile, there are so many ways to cook and season eggs, and they make a great meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. …

The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery

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Juliet Corson


Food is one of the necessities but also one of the greatest pleasures. Knowing how to cook a good meal is therefore extremely important for …

Canned Fruit, Preserves, and Jellies: Household Methods of Preparation

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Maria Parloa


Fruit is a favourite with many of us. But if you have fruit in your garden or collect it otherwise, you know that the season ends too soon. …

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