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Seafood Sauce Recipes from Cooking in Old Creole Days, 1904, 1928.

Posted on March 15, 2023
by Cara
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Seafood Sauce Recipes from Cooking in Old Creole Days, 1904: Here's great recipes from an historic cookbook, Cooking in Old Creole Days, 1904. Of course we have the cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/cooking-in-old-creole-days/ Cooking in Old Creole Days, 1904, Rare First Edition, First Printing: This…

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Forefathers’ Day Dinner

Posted on March 6, 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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Encyclopedia of Cooking Valentine Cake, 1958

Posted on March 6, 2023
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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200 Years of Charleston Cooking: St. Cecelia Ball

Posted on March 5, 2023
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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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Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book, 1884, 1891

Posted on March 5, 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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Smash-Up from Wisconsin Extension Homemakers

Posted on March 3, 2023
by Cara

Smash-Up from Wisconsin Extension Homemakers: Here's a recipe from the Wisconsin Extension Homemakers Cookbook, 1940-1990, a casserole recipe entertainingly called, "Smash-Up in the Valley," I have no idea why. Yes, we have the cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/wisconsin-extension-homemakers-cookbook-1940-1990/ Wisconsin Extension Homemakers Cookbook, 1940-1990: Huge…

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Cooking and Castle Building, 1880: Yeast

Posted on March 3, 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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Boston Fish Chowder from Cook Book of Choice Luncheons, 1942, Unit Number Two, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Birmingham, Alabama

Posted on March 2, 2023
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Boston Fish Chowder from Cook Book of Choice Luncheons, 1942, Unit Number Two, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Birmingham, Alabama Cook Book of Choice Luncheons, 1942, Unit Number Two, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Birmingham, Alabama Yes, we have the cookbook. See it here: Cook Book of Choice Luncheons,…

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Good Housekeeping Cook Book, 1955, Pancakes!

Posted on March 2, 2023
by Cara

Good Housekeeping Cook Book, 1955, Pancakes: In honor of National Pancake Day, here's another pancake recipe from Good Housekeeping, this one from the 1955 edition. Libby's Hot Waffles! Of course we have the cookbook! See it here: http://74.220.207.130/~vintagp9/?p=4133. Good Housekeeping Cook Book, 1955: 1955 edition…

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Jolly Times Cook Book Vegetable Jumble

Posted on March 2, 2023
by Cara

Jolly Times Cook Book Vegetable Jumble: Jolly Times Cook Book: Simple Recipes for Young Beginners, by Marjorie Noble Osborn, with wonderful illustrations by Clarence Biers. Jolly Times was published in 1934. The fictional little girls who are learning to cook in this book are ten…