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Shortcake Biscuit from 1946 Woman’s Home Companion Cook Book

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Shortcake Biscuit from 1946 Woman's Home Companion Cook Book: One great--and useful--recipe from one of the great cookbooks of all time, the Woman's Home Companion Cook Book. Of course we have this cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/1946-womans-home-companion-cook-book/ 1946 Woman’s Home Companion Cook Book in Near-Mint…

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Bohemian San Francisco Clam Chowder

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Bohemian San Francisco Clam Chowder: Here's another great recipe from Bohemian San Francisco, clam chowder thick enough to eat with a fork! You can see the cookbook here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/bohemian-san-francisco-replica-copy/. Bohemian San Francisco: The Elegant Art of Dining. This book is dripping with San Francisco history.…

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M.F.K. Fisher’s How To Cook a Wolf: One Great Recipe!

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

M.F.K. Fisher's How To Cook a Wolf: How to Cook a Wolf is my all-time favorite cookbook, probably because it so obviously combines cooking and recipes with a distinct period of American history (World War II) AND exquisite writing. For example, Fisher writes of "half-forgotten…

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G-Man Turtle Soup by J. Edgar Hoover, Famous Recipes by Famous People

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Famous Recipes by Famous People: G-Man Turtle Soup by J. Edgar Hoover, Famous Recipes by Famous People: Here's a recipe from the famous (infamous?) Director of the F.B.I., J. Edgar Hoover, as it appeared in Famous Recipes by Famous People, 1936, 1940. Of course we…

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Encyclopedia of Cooking Valentine Cake, 1958

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Encyclopedia of Cooking Valentine Cake: Here's a 1950's Valentine treat for your sweetheart! From the Encyclopedia of Cooking, Mary Margaret McBride, 1958. Of course we have the cookbook. See it here: https://vintagecookbook.com/product/encyclopedia-of-cooking-1958-mary-margaret-mcbride/ Encyclopedia of Cooking, McBride: Encyclopedia of Cooking, Mary Margaret McBride, 1958. Published by Homemakers…

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Bottoms Up by Al Dorne from Ted Saucier’s Bottoms Up

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Bottoms Up by Al Dorne from Ted Saucier's Bottoms Up: I don't know if this drink was developed for this cocktail book, or if it came earlier. Certainly a slim hardcover bar book called Bottoms Up: Guide to Pleasant Drinking was published in 1949, but…

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Mrs. George Washington’s Crab Soup from Recipes from the Old South

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Mrs. George Washington's Crab Soup from Recipes from the Old South: One great recipe from Martha Meade's famous 1961 cookbook. Sure, we have the cookbook! See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=11947&action=edit Recipes from the Old South, Martha Meade, 1961: Famous cookbook written by Martha Meade and published…

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Fashions in Foods in Beverly Hills Recipes

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Fashions in Foods in Beverly Hills Recipes, 1930: One (actually, two) great recipes from the Beverly Hills Woman's Club. Here's Buster Keaton's Chop Suey and Fannie Brice's Yorkshire Hot Pot! See the cookbook here: Fashions in Foods in Beverly Hills Fashions in Foods in Beverly…

Sook's Cook Book, 1989, First Edition, First Printing, Signed by Author

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Louisiana Bayou Chili and Bacon Popover Recipes from Sook’s Cook Book, 1989

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Louisiana Bayou Chili and Bacon Popover Recipes from Sook's Cook Book, 1989: Two recipes from Sook's Cook Book: Yes, we have the cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/sooks-cook-book-memories-traditional-receipts-deep-south/ Sook’s Cook Book: Memories and Traditional Receipts from Deep South: Visually stunning cookbook written by Marie Rudisill and…

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Barbecue Sauces from Sunset’s Barbecue Book, 1938

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

Barbecue Sauces from Sunset's Barbecue Book, 1938: Sunset Magazine published what I believe was the first-ever cookbook on barbecuing, in 1938. The first half of the book is "Barbe-Construction," edited by George A. Sanderson. The second half, "Barbe-Cookery," was edited by Virginia Rich, and it…