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Antique Recipes: VintageCookbook.com’s blog, with antique and vintage recipes from famous and historic cookbooks. Recipes from cook books like Miss Hulling’s Favorite Recipes; Can Greeks Cook; Dining in Chicago by John Drury, 1931; In Pursuit of Flavor by Edna Lewis, 1988; Daily News Cook Book, 1896; Fine Old Dixie Recipes Wood “Mammy” Cover, 1938, First Edition; Purity Cook Book, 1932, 1945; Pastry Cook and Confectioner PastryCook & Confectioners’ Guide, 1892, 1913; Treasury of Great Recipes, 1965; Barbeque’n with Bobby: Righteous, Down-Home Barbeque Recipes by Bobby Seale; Treasury of Great Recipes, 1965; Nine Hundred Successful Recipes, 1923; Pacific Coast Seafood Chef, 1953; Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher, 1949; Louise’s Florida Cook Book, 1968, 1978; Mama Mia Italian Cookbook, 1955; Home Dissertations: An Offering to the Household, 1886; County Recipes of Old England, 1929; Recipes My Friends’ and My Own, 1904; One Thousand Successful Recipes, 1926; Love Time & Butter, 1971; Fashions in Foods in Beverly Hills, 1929; Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets, M.F.K. Fisher, 19Home Dissertations: An Offering to the Household, 1886; County Recipes of Old England, 1929; Recipes My Friends’ and My Own, 1904; One Thousand Successful Recipes, 1926; Love Time & Butter, 1971; Fashions in Foods in Beverly Hills, 1929; Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets, M.F.K. Fisher, 1946; Epicurean, 1894, 1920; Delmonico’s: A Century of Splendor, 1967; International Cook Book, Filippini, 1906, 1911; Fine Old Dixie Recipes with a wood “Mammy” cover; Catering for Special Occasions, 1911; Old Waldorf Bar Days, 1931, First Edition, First Printing; Old Mr. Boston, 1935; Just Cocktails, 1939; Les Diners de Gala by Salvador Dali, 1973; A La Rector, 1933; Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, 1954; Warren Cook-Book, 1920; 200 Years of New Orleans Cooking, 1931; Famous Recipes Famous People, 1940; Miss Parloa’s Kitchen Companion, 1887; Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book, 1884, 1894; Fashions in Foods in Beverly Hills, 1929; Sook’s Cook Book: Memories and Traditional Receipts from Deep South; Family Recipes: Secrets of Maude Landry’s Kitchen; Great 20th Century Cook Book: Three Meals a Day, 1902; Southern Cooking, 1928; Feeding the Lions: An Algonquin Cookbook, 1942; Housekeeping in the Blue Grass, 1874; Everybody’s Cook Book, 1924, 1937; Twig Cook Book, 1900s; Every-Day Cook-Book, 1886; What to Have for Dinner, Fannie Farmer, 1905; Mexican Cookbook, Fergusson, 1945; Louis’ Salads & Chafing Dishes, 1906, First Edition; Williamsburg Art of Cookery, Leather, 1938; Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners, 1913, 1915; Cooking A La Ritz Cooking A La Ritz, 1941, Louis Diat; New Annie Dennis Cook Book, 1905; Savouries a la Mode by Harriet de Salis, 1903; Dee-Licious Recipes, 1932; Swiss Bakery and Confectionery, 1949; Gay Cookbook, 1965; Dining in Chicago by John Drury, 1931; Feeding the Lions: An Algonquin Cookbook, 1942; Columbia Cook Book 1895 First Edition; Alice B. Toklas Cookbook, 1954; Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book, 1884, 1892; Warren Cook-Book, 1923, Sixth Edition; Mrs. Rorer’s Cook Book, First Edition, 1886; Sunset’s Barbecue Book, 1938, 1949; Calorie Cook Book, 1923; A Cookbook for Booksellers, 1965; Choice Recipes, 1914; Connecticut Cookbook, 1944; Food and Cookery, 1917; Physical Culture Cook Book, 1929; Country Kitchen Cook Book, 1934; Larkin Housewives’ Cook Book, 1923; Practical Dietetics, 1923; America’s Cook Book, New York Herald Tribune, 1937, 1946; Mrs. Harding’s Twentieth Century Cook Book, 1921; From Manna to Mousse, 1969; Good Housekeeping Everyday Cook Book, 1903; Nine Hundred Successful Recipes, 1923; Mama Mia Italian Cookbook, 1955; Popular Lithuanian Recipes, 1955, 1974; Love and Knishes, 1957; Breakfast, Luncheon and Tea, Marion Harland, 1875, 1886; Any One Can Bake, 1929, Fine Old Dixie Recipes with a wood “Mammy” cover; Edgewater Beach Hotel Book Salads, Culinary Gleanings, 1938, Marion Harland’s Cook Book, Standard Book Recipes Housewife’s Guide, Little Cook Book for Little Girl, 1905, Ellington Cook Book, 1916; Das Ist Zucker That’s Sugar; Art of Cooking Omelettes, 1963; Burke’s Complete Cocktail & Drinking Recipes with Recipes for Food Bits for the Cocktail Hour, 1934, 1936; Williamsburg Art of Cookery, 1938; Fireless Cook Book, 1911; Mrs. Allen on Cooking, Menus, Service, 1926; Escoffier, 1969, A Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery; Whole-Family Cook Book, 1931; Kitchen Ranging, 1929; Unusual Soups: Hot & Cold Soups for All Occasions, 1981; Buckeye Cookery, 1880, 1883; Common Sense in the Kitchen, 1870; Le Cookbook: Favorite Recipes French American Residents of Paris, 1978; How to Cook a Wolf, 1942, 1944; Good Housekeeping, 1944; Mary Ronald’s Century Cook Book, 1885, 1911; Mrs. Lincoln’s Cook Book, 1884, 1819; Jersey Shore Cooks and Artists, 1958; the Home Cook Book, 1877; Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing Dish Dainties, 1899, 1920; Daily News Cook Book, 1896; Out of Kentucky Kitchens, 1949; Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery, 1871; The Great 20th Century Cook Book: Three Meals a Day, 1902; Hotel St. Francis Cook Book, 1919; Every-Day Cook-Book, 1886 First Edition, First Printing; Key to the Pantry: Choice, Tried Recipes, 1907; Nero Wolfe Cook Book, 1973; Columbia Cook Book, 1895; Hollywood Glamour Cook Book by Mariposa, 1940; New Orleans Recipes Used in the South for more than 200 Years; Catering for Special Occasions, Fannie Farmer, 1911; Just for Two Cookbook, Lily Haxworth Wallace, 1942; Gentleman’s Companion or Around the World with Knife Fork & Spoon, 1939, 1946; The Favorite Cook Book, 1894; Mangiamo Let’s Eat, 1970; Cooking a la Ritz, 1941; America Cooks, 1967; M.F.K. Fisher’s How to Cook a Wolf, 1944; Miss Parloa’s New Cook Book, 1881; Carolina Foods, Illustrated by Carew Rice, 1957; Fifty-two Sunday Dinners, 1913, 1915; Can the Greeks Cook, 1950; Palmer House Cook Book, 1933, first edition; Boundary County Cook Book, 1927; Household Science and Arts, 1913; Neighborhood Cook Book, 1912, 1914; Prejean’s Cookbook, 2004; A Salute to Forty-Eight of Our Country’s Best Chefs, 1995; The American Women’s Club Cook Book, 1926; The Blue Book of American Dishes, 1926; A Butler’s Recipe Book, 1719, 1935; The Beloit Cook Book, 1914, 1930; Mrs. Mary Martensen’s Recipes, 1932.

Sample Menu Page from Wenzel’s Menu Maker, Second Edition

Sample Menu Page from Wenzel's Menu Maker, Second Edition, 1979. 1167 Pages of Menus with Ingredients and Recipes. Yes, we have the cookbook.  See it here:  https://vintagecookbook.com/product/wenzels-menu-maker-second-edition-1979-1167-pages-of-menus-with-ingredients-and-recipes/ Wenzel’s Menu Maker, Second Edition, Originally  1979. 1167 Pages of Menus with Ingredients and Recipes:  A CBI Book…

Peanutty Broiled Cake Frosting from Barbie’s Easy-As-Pie Cookbook, 1964, First Edition, First Printing

Peanutty Broiled Cake Frosting from Barbie's Easy-As-Pie Cookbook, 1964, First Edition, First Printing: Yes, we have the cookbook.  See it here:  https://vintagecookbook.com/product/barbies-easy-as-pie-cookbook-1964-mattel-first-edition-stated-first-printing/ Barbie’s Easy-As-Pie Cookbook, 1964, Mattel, First Edition, Stated First Printing:  Barbie, Mattel’s teen-age doll, stars in her own cookbook!  Written by Cynthia Lawrence and…

Peach Pina from Pool Bar Jim’s Famous Frozen Drinks, 1979, James D. Lisenby. Signed First Edition, First Printing.

Peach Pina from Pool Bar Jim's Famous Frozen Drinks, 1979, James D. Lisenby. Signed First Edition, First Printing. Yes, we have the pool bar book. See it here: https://vintagecookbook.com/product/pool-bar-jims-famous-frozen-drinks-1979-james-d-lisenby-signed-first-edition-first-printing/ Pool Bar Jim’s Famous Frozen Drinks, 1979, James D. Lisenby. Signed First Edition, First Printing. Self-published…

State Street Cocktail Recipe from Tom and Jerry’s Bartender’s Guide How to Mix Drinks, 1943 Edition

State Street Cocktail Recipe from Tom and Jerry's Bartender's Guide How to Mix Drinks, 1943 Edition: Yes, we have the bartender's guide.  See it here: https://vintagecookbook.com/product/tom-and-jerrys-bartenders-guide-how-to-mix-drinks-1943-edition/ Tom and Jerry’s Bartender’s Guide How to Mix Drinks, 1943 Edition:  “Pre-Prohibition Recipes” printed at the bottom of the cover. …

Stracciatella in Brodo di Gallina Leone’s Italian Cookbook, 1967

Stracciatella in Brodo di Gallina from Leone's Italian Cookbook, 1967: Here's a great version of the classic Italian egg drop soup. Of course we have the cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/leones-italian-cookbook/ Leone’s Italian Cookbook, by Gene Leone, Foreward by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Published in 1967…

Ideal Cocktail from Latest Edition of the Original Merry Mixer, Schenley, 1936

Ideal Cocktail from Latest Edition of the Original Merry Mixer, Schenley, 1936: Yes, we have the cocktail booklet.  See it here:  https://vintagecookbook.com/product/latest-edition-original-merry-mixer/ Latest Edition of the Original Merry Mixer, Schenley, 1936:  Subtitled:  A booklet on Mixtures and Mulches Fizzes and Whizzes.  Tall, thin booklet with…

Two Caramel Recipes from Candy Book, Culinary Arts Press, 1938

Two Caramel Recipes from Candy Book, Culinary Arts Press, 1938, Three Mountaineers, Inc.: Two Caramel Recipes from Candy Book, Culinary Arts Press, 1938, Three Mountaineers, Inc.Yes, we have the cookbook.  See it here:  https://vintagecookbook.com/product/candy-book-culinary-arts-press-1938-three-mountaineers-inc/ Candy Book, Culinary Arts Press, 1938, Three Mountaineers, Inc.:  Charming wooden frame…