Cooking & Food
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 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…
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…
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 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
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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. …
How to Grow the Peanut
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George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver, in his most famous work, explains how to grow peanuts, the benefits of using them, and 105 recipes that incorporat…
The Stag Cook Book
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Carroll Mac Sheridan
This book is dedicated to "that great host of bachelors and benedicts alike who have at one time or another tried to 'cook something': …
A Poetical Cook-Book
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Maria J. Moss
This is an interesting mix of recipes and poetry about cookery and food. The author has written this book during and in the aftermath of the…