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Cookbooks and Booklets

Food history, vintage cookbooks and recipe cooking booklets from the 1800s and 1900s.

Generations and Views on Food.
Cookbooks and Booklets

Generations of Food

Generations of Food Seymour
mayo study.
Cookbooks and Booklets

Perceptions of Mayonnaise: An Observance, or Casual Study

Perceptions of Mayonnaise: An Observance, or Casual Study Seymour
Kitchen Bouquet.
Cookbooks and Booklets

Caramel Coloring, Bouquet Garni, and Our Kitchen Bouquet

Caramel Coloring, Bouquet Garni, and Our Kitchen Bouquet Seymour
Davis Sea Food Recipe Booklet from the Frank E. Davis company formerly in Gloucester, Mass.
Cookbooks and Booklets

Frank E. Davis Seafood, Gloucester, Mass.

Frank E. Davis Seafood, Gloucester, Mass. Seymour
Mary Lincoln's 1884 cookbook, The Boston Cook Book.
1800s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Recipes

Fannie Farmer copied Mary Lincoln. This we know. Yet, who did Lincoln copy?

Fannie Farmer copied Mary Lincoln. This we know. Yet, who did Lincoln copy? Seymour
1922 ad for Hellman's Mayonnaise in a jar.
Plants & Minerals

Hellmann’s European Travels leads back to US Mayonnaise Success

Hellmann’s European Travels leads back to US Mayonnaise Success Seymour
Gail Borden Jr., portrait, inventor of condensed milk and co-founder of Borden's Condensed Milk Co.
Animals

The Rise and Fall of Canned Milk

The Rise and Fall of Canned Milk Seymour
1943 WWII Victory cooking booklet.;two women stretching meat budget.
1940s / Cookbooks and Booklets

1943 Betty Crocker stretches the meat budget

1943 Betty Crocker stretches the meat budget Seymour
1935 Blue ribbon winner from Hero, Vermont for Sno-Sheen flour.
1930s / BAKING

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way Seymour
Dainty Dishes booklet by Maria Parloa.
1880s / BAKING

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS Seymour
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / USDA & College Booklets

1918 War Garden: Home Canning and Drying

1918 War Garden: Home Canning and Drying Seymour
Baking at home with vanilla.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1915 McNess’s Compound Extract and how to read Vanilla labels

1915 McNess’s Compound Extract and how to read Vanilla labels Seymour
1920s contest awards.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

$100 1920s Raisin Recipe Contest: Beating the Pros

$100 1920s Raisin Recipe Contest: Beating the Pros Seymour
calendar from 1935 for Dated Coffee brand.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1934 What was Chase & Sanborn’s “Dated” Coffee? Iced Coffee Booklet

1934 What was Chase & Sanborn’s “Dated” Coffee? Iced Coffee Booklet Seymour
Magic Booklets cooking booklet.
Animals / Cookbooks and Booklets

In the 1930s she made him a Chocolate Cake, in 1942 they were married with children

In the 1930s she made him a Chocolate Cake, in 1942 they were married with children Seymour
Sunkist Prohibition drinks.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1922 Sunkist New-Day Drinks recipe booklet by Alice Bradley – OJ drinks, Prohibition cocktails

1922 Sunkist New-Day Drinks recipe booklet by Alice Bradley – OJ drinks, Prohibition cocktails Seymour
The Junket girl mixing junket.
Animals / Cookbooks and Booklets

Junket 1911 Step-by-Step – Chr. Hansen’s Laboratory – Ice Creams, Pudding, Variegated, Neapolitan Recipes

Junket 1911 Step-by-Step – Chr. Hansen’s Laboratory – Ice Creams, Pudding, Variegated, Neapolitan Recipes Seymour
a coconut cut in half, whtie the white coconut meat exposed.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1934 New Coconut Treasure Book, Baker’s Coconut

1934 New Coconut Treasure Book, Baker’s Coconut 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
1924 Housekeeping booklet cover showing ancient man preparing food by the water
1920s / All Foods, General / Cookbooks and Booklets

1924 Housekeeping, the Oldest and Greatest Industry – Dr Miles Remedies

1924 Housekeeping, the Oldest and Greatest Industry – Dr Miles Remedies Seymour
wrapped Sunkist orange and lemon.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1919 Sunkist Busy-Day Salads and Desserts by Alice Bradley – California Fruit Growers Exchange

1919 Sunkist Busy-Day Salads and Desserts by Alice Bradley – California Fruit Growers Exchange Seymour
Durkee salad dressing, illustration of bottle from 1890s.
1890s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1897 Salads: How to Make Them – Salad Dressing – E. R. Durkee & Co. – Don Quixote

1897 Salads: How to Make Them – Salad Dressing – E. R. Durkee & Co. – Don Quixote Seymour
coconut pie.
1920s / Plants & Minerals

1928 Baker’s Coconut Chocolate Pie

1928 Baker’s Coconut Chocolate Pie Seymour
She forgot cake so she's making last-minute cake with a loaf of bread and condensed milk.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets

c. 1936 Magic Recipes – Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk – Fun in the 1930s

c. 1936 Magic Recipes – Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk – Fun in the 1930s Seymour
Watermelon Cake.
1930s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

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

1930s New Party Cakes for All Occasions – Gold Medal – Watermelon Cake, etc. – Betty Crocker cake recipe booklet Seymour
Art Deco cover from 1930s for Monarch Electric Stoves.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

c. 1937 – Art Deco – Electric Stoves – Monarch – Margaret S Larsen, Author and Stove & Cooking Demonstrator for Monarch Stoves

c. 1937 – Art Deco – Electric Stoves – Monarch – Margaret S Larsen, Author and Stove & Cooking Demonstrator for Monarch Stoves Seymour
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
Pancakes on a plate with melting butter and Vermont Maid Syrup.
1950s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1950s? Vermont “Maid” Syrup, and the added sugar is “Maid” elsewhere

1950s? Vermont “Maid” Syrup, and the added sugar is “Maid” elsewhere Seymour
little girls playing with toy stove, serving friends at tea party.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Utilities

c. 1915 Western Electric Junior Cook Book Toy Stove Advertised for Christmas 1915

c. 1915 Western Electric Junior Cook Book Toy Stove Advertised for Christmas 1915 Seymour
A rare depiction of Caroline B. King, 1922. illustration.
1920s / Biographies / Cookbooks and Booklets

What Makes Jellies Jell? Caroline B. King

What Makes Jellies Jell? Caroline B. King Seymour
The Story of Canning.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets

1910 The Story of Canning and Recipes – Marion Harland – National Canners

1910 The Story of Canning and Recipes – Marion Harland – National Canners Seymour
McNess Chemist, Manufacturing goodwill cookbook from 1915.
1910s / All Foods, General / Cookbooks and Booklets

1915 F. W. McNess’ Cook Book

1915 F. W. McNess’ Cook Book Seymour
Rockwood's Chocolate Bits by Alice Bradley of Miss Farmer's School of Cookery.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

c. 1930s Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Boston, Recipe Book – Home Cooking Made Easy with Rockwood’s Chocolate Bits

c. 1930s Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Boston, Recipe Book – Home Cooking Made Easy with Rockwood’s Chocolate Bits Seymour
Boy and a girl eating sandwiches.
BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

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

The Versatility of Baker’s Yeast: Uncovering Forgotten Uses from Yeast Booklets on eBay Seymour
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / USDA & College Booklets

1936 Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book

1936 Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book Seymour

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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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