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Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book, 1884, 1891

Posted on June 21, 2023
by Cara

Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book, 1884, 1893: First edition, 1893 printing of one of the most famous antique cookbooks of the United States, Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book, published in 1884 by Roberts Brothers, Boston. Probably the most famous American cookbook. Mrs. Lincoln's copyright was…

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Forefathers’ Day Dinner

Posted on June 20, 2023
by Cara

Mrs. Lincoln's Forefathers' Day Dinner: Here's a recipe for succotash, the featured dish during an up-coming holiday that you may not know. Forefathers' Day is celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts on December 22 every year. (Curious about Forefathers' Day? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/forefathers-day/) Since Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book…

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Cooking and Castle Building, 1880: Yeast

Posted on May 30, 2023
by Cara

Cooking and Castle Building: Yeast. I must confess, I didn't have a clue about yeast. That is, I had no idea where it came from. Do you? Here, from Emma P. Ewing's 1880, 1890 cookbook-as-novel, Cooking and Castle Building, is a yeast recipe! Cooking and…

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200 Years of Charleston Cooking: St. Cecelia Ball

Posted on May 27, 2023
by Cara

200 Years Charleston Cooking: St. Cecelia Ball: I've said before, 200 Years of Charleston Cooking is my all-time favorite antique cookbook. Here's an excellent example of why it's my favorite. Oyster Stew with Mace recipe along with the charming discussion of the St. Cecelia Ball,…

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Floating Island from Palmer House Cook Book

Posted on May 22, 2023
by Cara

Floating Island from Palmer House Cook Book: Talk about glamorous calories! Of course we have the cookbook. In fact, we have two copies. See it here: https://vintagecookbook.com/product/palmer-house-cook-book/ Palmer House Cook Book, by Ernest E. Amiet. Stated first John Willy edition, published in 1940 by John Willy,…

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1903 Good Housekeeping’s Pudding Recipes

Posted on May 21, 2023
by Cara

1903 Good Housekeeping's Pudding Recipes: Here's great recipes from the 1903 Good Housekeeping Everyday Cook Book: Chocolate Hearts. Can you imagine trying to cook when you have to have the oven "not as cool as for meringues, not quite so hot as for sponge cake."…

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Feeding the Lions: Algonquin Cookbook, 1942

Posted on May 21, 2023
by Cara

Feeding the Lions: Algonquin Cookbook is a charming cookbook, written by Frank Case and with illustrations by O. Soglow, from the heyday of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, when the literary lions, the theatrical lions, the lions of the culinary world, and of…

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Yorkshire Pudding Recipe from Out of Vermont Kitchens, 1939, 1951

Posted on May 19, 2023
by Cara

Yorkshire Pudding Recipe from Out of Vermont Kitchens, 1939, 1951: I don't know what I thought Yorkshire Pudding was, but I didn't think it was this! Out of Vermont Kitchens, 1939, fifth printing, 1951. Compiled by Trinity Mission of Trinity Church, Rutland, Vermont, and the…

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Wartime Recipes from Connecticut Cookbook, 1944

Posted on May 18, 2023
by Cara

Wartime Recipes from Connecticut Cookbook, 1944: Here's an entire page of World War II economizing recipes from the Connecticut Cookbook, compiled by the Woman's Club of Westport and published by Harper & Brothers in 1944. The recipes are accompanied by a Del King cartoon with…

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Hotel St. Francis Cook Book, 1919

Posted on May 18, 2023
by Cara

Hotel St. Francis Cook Book, 1919: Some hotel cookbooks, or restaurant cookbooks, or chefs' cookbooks, grow long on the author's memoirs, yet are short on recipes. Not this one! From page one through page 400, all are packed with recipes and menus. There's not a…