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1880s

Welcome to the flavorful world of the 1880s in the United States, a decade that witnessed a culinary renaissance and a remarkable evolution in food developments, cookbooks, and recipes. As America continued to embrace industrialization and urbanization, the nation’s appetite for new flavors, convenience, and culinary experimentation grew exponentially. This era saw the rise of influential cookbooks, the birth of new food inventions, and the fusion of diverse food traditions.

1884 Food Prices - 1880s Chart.
1880s

The Price of Groceries in the 1880s

The Price of Groceries in the 1880s Seymour
training a cook, first day luncheon.
1880s / KITCHEN STORIES

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

Eureka! Cottage Life, Part II: Teaching the Cook, 1880s Seymour
Dainty Dishes booklet by Maria Parloa.
1880s / BAKING

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS Seymour
1880s / KITCHEN STORIES

Yearning for Cottage Life, Part I: from Hotel Boarding to a Place of Their Own, 1880s

Yearning for Cottage Life, Part I: from Hotel Boarding to a Place of Their Own, 1880s Seymour
Victorian family at table.
1880s / Cookbooks and Booklets

1885 Homemade Cook Book – M. J. Ivers and Co., NYC – 10 cents – posting the Sauces, Vegetables, Puddings & Pie Recipes

1885 Homemade Cook Book – M. J. Ivers and Co., NYC – 10 cents – posting the Sauces, Vegetables, Puddings & Pie Recipes Seymour
Hood;s sarsaparilla made into candies. Child with teeth pulling on candy taffy.
1880s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1888: Home Made Candies with Sarsaparilla

1888: Home Made Candies with Sarsaparilla Seymour
Cerealine Flakes.
1880s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1888: First dry flake breakfast cereal, Cerealine Flakes

1888: First dry flake breakfast cereal, Cerealine Flakes Seymour
How to Be Polite, book from 1887.
1880s / All Foods, General / Cookbooks and Booklets

1887: How to Be Polite… How to Eat…

1887: How to Be Polite… How to Eat… Seymour
1880s Cooking Club Song.
1880s

1884 The Cooking Club Song

1884 The Cooking Club Song Seymour
fresh cranberries with leaves
1880s

1880s Cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving

1880s Cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving 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

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