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1900-1909

Step into the new century, where women’s advancement and optimism, societal shifts, and technological advancements transformed the American food landscape. From bustling city kitchens to rural homesteads, a fusion of traditional flavors and cutting-edge culinary techniques emerged. Cookbooks became cherished companions, revealing evolving tastes and dietary trends. Homemakers collaborated with manufacturers and government for truth in labeling and safe foods. Join us on a captivating journey through this timeline, exploring significant kitchen developments, influential cookbooks, and savoring defining recipes of the early 1900s. From packaged foods to culinary pioneers, experience a time of flavor, innovation, and domestic science at its peak.

Mrs. Wheelock's rosette Wafffer Irons booklet
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets

1905 Rosette Wafers – Mrs T. B. Wheelock

1905 Rosette Wafers – Mrs T. B. Wheelock Seymour
1900-1909

1900 – About Vanilla – Joseph Burnett Co. – Advertising Book

1900 – About Vanilla – Joseph Burnett Co. – Advertising Book Seymour
1900-1909

President Taft’s Famous Aunt Delia

President Taft’s Famous Aunt Delia Seymour
1900-1909

Inside the 1908 Kitchen: the Daily Chores of a Farm Woman

Inside the 1908 Kitchen: the Daily Chores of a Farm Woman Seymour
1900-1909

Corn Whiskey at Daybreak

Corn Whiskey at Daybreak Seymour
Class of 1900 Boston Cooking School, group picture.
1900-1909 / Cooking Schools

Class of 1900

Class of 1900 Seymour
Brownies, dessert recipe from The Boston Cooking School Cook Book, 1906 edition.
1900-1909 / Recipes

First Brownie: Fannie Farmer, Mrs. Palmer

First Brownie: Fannie Farmer, Mrs. Palmer Seymour
Rolls flying through the air they're so light. Woman holding tray of rolls, smiling.
1900-1909 / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1906: Tid-bits from Town Talk

1906: Tid-bits from Town Talk Seymour
Girl in blue dress and hair bow sitting in chair reading a book while churning a hand-cranked ice cream maker.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1907 Dainty Dishes…Ice Creams, Sherbets…

1907 Dainty Dishes…Ice Creams, Sherbets… Seymour
Woman making jams.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1909 What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch

1909 What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch Seymour
Victorian woman dressed in a yellow dress and white apron pouring milk over bowl of shredded wheat cereal.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1908: 148 Shredded Wheat and Triscuit Recipes

1908: 148 Shredded Wheat and Triscuit Recipes Seymour
Young woman sitting stirring mixing bowl with a spoon, amused at child hogging the can of Karo syrup.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1909 Karo Cook Book with handwritten recipes

1909 Karo Cook Book with handwritten recipes Seymour
German baker rolling pastry dough.
1900-1909 / Animals / Cookbooks and Booklets

c. 1905 Illustrated Cooks of All Nations

c. 1905 Illustrated Cooks of All Nations Seymour
Woman making recipe from a cookbook.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1909 Duryeas’ Corn Starch Cook Book

1909 Duryeas’ Corn Starch Cook Book Seymour
women with apron carrying plate to catch meat after the meat is ground.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1906 The Enterprising Housekeeper

1906 The Enterprising Housekeeper Seymour
Older woman wearing apron, woman removing Good Bread from oven.
1900-1909

Flickr Cookbook: Good Bread, 1900

Flickr Cookbook: Good Bread, 1900 Seymour
1900-1909 / Historic Kitchens

1906 Kitchen

1906 Kitchen Seymour
1900-1909

1903 video: NYC Fish Market

1903 video: NYC Fish Market Seymour
1900-1909

Family Farm Museum in Maryland

Family Farm Museum in Maryland Seymour
1900-1909 / Historic Kitchens

1890s – 1900s kitchen at the Hart Dummermuth House Museum

1890s – 1900s kitchen at the Hart Dummermuth House Museum Seymour
1900s kitchen with wood-burning cookstove, rag rug, and water pump at sink, and red and white gingham tablecloth.
1900-1909 / Historic Kitchens

Old Threshers Reunion 1900s Kitchen

Old Threshers Reunion 1900s Kitchen 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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      • BAKING (17)
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    • Refrigeration (1)
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  • KITCHEN STORIES (10)
  • Recipes (9)
    • 1800s (1)
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