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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…