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How I Cook It, 1949, McDonald

Posted on February 11, 2024
by Cara

How I Cook It, 1949 Virginia McDonald ran her Tea Room in Gallatin, Missouri. She was famous not only for her recipes, but also for the beautiful way she served her food. This cookbook gives the details of both. Introduction by Duncan Hines. Book published…

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Easter Bread, Mama Mia Italian Cookbook

Posted on February 10, 2024
by Cara

Easter Bread, Mama Mia Italian Cookbook: Here's one great antique recipe from the classic Mama Mia Italian Cookbook, the home book of Italian cooking, by Angela Catanzaro. Of course we have the cookbook, a 1955 first edition, first printing with dust jacket! See it here:…

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Hotel St. Francis Cook Book, 1919

Posted on February 9, 2024
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…

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Good Housekeeping Cook Book, 1955, Pancakes!

Posted on January 24, 2024
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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Wartime Recipes from Connecticut Cookbook, 1944

Posted on January 18, 2024
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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Frances Parkinson Keyes’ Hog Ears

Posted on January 8, 2024
by Cara

Frances Parkinson Keyes' Hog Ears Recipe: This recipe is from Frances Parkinson Keyes Cook Book. Mrs. Keyes was known primarily as a novelist. Many times, I've found, cookbooks written by celebrities of any sort are rather pro forma, lack luster cookbooks written for profit by…

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Good Housekeeping 1944 Pancakes!

Posted on January 1, 2024
by Cara

Good Housekeeping 1944 Pancakes: It's National Pancake Day! So here's a astonishingly good, extremely high calorie recipe for Adirondack Griddle Cakes, from the 1944 edition of the Good Housekeeping Cook Book. Yes, we have the cookbook, here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/?post_type=product&p=495. Good Housekeeping Cook Book 1944 with…

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No Slime! Okra Henry from Pearl Bailey’s Pearl’s Kitchen: An Extraordinary Cookbook

Posted on December 27, 2023
by Cara

No Slime! Okra Henry from Pearl Bailey's Pearl's Kitchen: An Extraordinary Cookbook: Pearl's Kitchen, 1973. Pearl Bailey, Signed First Edition, First Printing Yes, we have the cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/pearls-kitchen-signed-first-edition/ Pearl’s Kitchen: Stated first edition of Pearl Bailey’s Pearl’s Kitchen: An Extraordinary Cookbook. Published…

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Lazy Daisy Cake from Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930s

Posted on October 4, 2023
by Cara

Lazy Daisy Cake from Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930s: Here's one great recipe from the Great Depression and the Van Ambers. Of course we have the cookbook. See it here: https://www.vintagecookbook.com/product/stories-recipes-great-depression-1930s-signed-mint/ Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the…

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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…