Skip to content
Top Menu
May 28, 2025
  • About
  • Disclaimer
  • R/ Post and Comment
  • Reddit
  • Recipe Booklets on Reddit

Food for Thought

…Food Industry History, Cookbook Author Biographies, Vintage Cookbooks & Cooking Booklets…

  • Home
  • Historic Cooking Classes
  • Antique Cookbooks & Recipe Booklets
    • Animals
    • Plants & Minerals
    • All Foods, General
    • USDA & College Booklets
  • Privacy Policy

1860s

Food developments, cookbooks, and recipes of the 1860s in the United States takes us back to a pivotal era in American culinary history. This decade witnessed a confluence of factors, including the aftermath of the Civil War, westward expansion, and the impact of immigration, all of which left an indelible mark on the country’s culinary landscape. As the nation rebuilt and redefined itself, cookbooks and recipes emerged as essential guides, capturing the evolving tastes, cooking techniques, and cultural influences of the time. Join us as we delve into this captivating timeline, exploring the significant food developments, influential cookbooks, and mouth-watering recipes that shaped the American culinary heritage of the 1860s.

Woman in kitchen at wood-burning cook stove from 1860s pouring from kettle to tea cup.
1860s

1860s

1860s Seymour

Vintage Cakes &c.

1935 Blue ribbon winner from Hero, Vermont for Sno-Sheen flour.

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way

September 4, 2023November 7, 2023

Dainty Dishes booklet by Maria Parloa.

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS

August 31, 2023October 25, 2023

Watermelon Cake.

1930s New Party Cakes for All Occasions – Gold Medal – Watermelon Cake, etc. – Betty Crocker cake recipe booklet

March 23, 2023October 9, 2023

Boy and a girl eating sandwiches.

The Versatility of Baker’s Yeast: Uncovering Forgotten Uses from Yeast Booklets on eBay

August 2, 2022August 15, 2023

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes

January 5, 2014August 25, 2023

Kitchen Stories

training a cook, first day luncheon.

Eureka! Cottage Life, Part II: Teaching the Cook, 1880s

September 19, 2023September 20, 2023

Davy Crockett's Tennessee log cabin.

Meal to Meal with Davy Crockett

August 13, 2023August 18, 2023

  • Biographies (29)
  • Cookbooks and Booklets (99)
    • All Foods, General (14)
    • Animals (10)
    • Plants & Minerals (43)
      • BAKING (17)
  • Cooking Schools (10)
    • USDA & College Booklets (5)
  • Cooking Shows (5)
  • Crosswords :-D (2)
  • Dining In / Dining Out (2)
  • Historic Kitchens (113)
    • Cookware & Gadgets (6)
    • Refrigeration (1)
    • Stoves (6)
    • Utilities (2)
  • KITCHEN STORIES (10)
  • Recipes (9)
    • 1800s (1)
    • 1930s (2)
    • Plant-based (1)
  • Tidbits (26)
  • Timeline (198)
    • 1800s-1850s (21)
    • 1860s (1)
    • 1870s (3)
    • 1880s (10)
    • 1890s (14)
    • 1900-1909 (21)
    • 1910s (53)
    • 1920s (28)
    • 1930s (21)
    • 1940s (7)
    • 1950s (1)
    • 1970s (1)
    • Ancient to 1799 (19)
Copyright © 2025 Food for Thought.
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: HitMag Pro by ThemezHut.