Cooking & Food
Selections from Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes
From the book introduction: "Aunt Sammy came to life with the first radio broadcast of 'Housekeeper’s Chat' on October 4, 1926. The ch…
Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion
In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…
Condiments, Spices and Flavors
In this pamphlet no attempt has been made to give specific directions as to the uses of spices and condiments. It must be borne in mind that…
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery
This is a little cookbook of vegetarian recipes, which were only slowly gaining popularity in England at the time of its publication in 1891…
Dr. Allinson's cookery book
This is a cookbook promoting vegetarian recipes. The author of the book, Dr. Thomas Allinson, had strong views about health issues - he prom…
Modern Domestic Cookery
As there is scarce an individual who is not aware of the comfort resulting from a regular and cleanly meal, it may appear to many labor lost…
Wholesome Cooking
Wholesome Cooking, A Practical Book for a Practical Cook, Two Hundred Well-Tested Recipes selected by Ethel Harris. Ten chapters from soup…
Food and Drink
This is the sixth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…
Perfumes and their Preparation
Most of us take for granted the sense of smell. It gives pleasure, warning, anticipation and a sense of nostalgia. People have used perfumes…
The Stag Cook Book
This book is dedicated to "that great host of bachelors and benedicts alike who have at one time or another tried to 'cook something': …
All-Time Favorite Cranberry Recipes
Published by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., this book of recipes features cranberries in appetizers, salads, side dishes, main dishes, bread…
101 Mexican Dishes
Here are compiled 101 recipes for Mexican dishes including soup, fish, meat, fowl, vegetables, meat dumplings, desserts, enchiladas, tamales…
The New York Cake Book
Starting with general instructions on making cakes we have "fifty recipes from a famous New York Chef." from Almond Cake to Strawb…
A Handbook of Fish Cookery
This is a very practical book concerning the cooking of fish. The author does not limit herself simply to recipes, but also adds sound advic…
30 Tempting Spaghetti Meals
This is a small booklet of recipes featuring Franco American products produced as a promotional piece by the Campbell Soup Company, but cont…
Pies Made with Pet Evaporated Milk
This is a short commercial collection of pie recipes promoting the use of Pet Milk - a lot of delicious ideas here! - Summary by Larry Wilso…
The Ideal Bartender
The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that…
Many Ways for Cooking Eggs
Eggs are incredible versatile, there are so many ways to cook and season eggs, and they make a great meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. …
A Treatise on Foreign Teas
What would England be without tea? It is difficult to imagine, but there was a time in which tea was not quite as ubiquitous in Europe as it…
The Calumet Book of Oven Triumphs!
Published by the General Foods Corporation, featuring Calumet Baking baking powder, these recipes cover a variety of baked goods from biscui…