Cooking & Food
Culinary Herbs
Culinary Herbs may be regarded as the secret to preparing good food from antiquity to the the height of culinary art. Maurice Grenville Kain…
The Natural History of Chocolate
The Natural History of Chocolate being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Exc…
No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet
>Though little is known about its author, this is considered the first vegan cookbook ever written. At the time of its composition, the V…
The Story of a Loaf of Bread
According to the author in the preface, he has "ventured to write this little book with some diffidence, for it deals with farming, mil…
Our Knowledge Box
This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufactu…
The Whys of Cooking
An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …
Mushrooms and Toadstools
This is a useful, but not comprehensive description of both edible and poisonous fungi found in Great Britain. Although the book is well ill…
Spices, their histories
A surprisingly complete and informative 64-page booklet describing common spices used in cooking and for other purposes. Written especially …
Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES, DIRECTIONS FOR OBTAINING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PURE SURPLUS HONEY WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE EXPENSE, REMEDIES FO…
Six Cups of Coffee
It is not much to say that nine-tenths of that decoction which passes under the name of coffee, is unworthy to be so called, and that many p…
Good Things to Eat
Rufus Estes was born a slave in 1857 in Tennessee, and experienced first hand the turmoil of the Civil War. He began working in a Nashville …
Cheating the Junk-Pile
This book of advice about the purchase and care of household appliances is intended to cheat the junk-pile by inspiring the buyer to get the…
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties
There is positive need of more widespread knowledge of the principles of cookery. Few women know how to cook an egg or boil a potato properl…
Choice Cookery
Choice cookery is not intended for households that have to study economy, except where economy is a relative term; where, perhaps, the house…
Cocoa and Chocolate
As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its…
Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking
William Scott Tebb gives a history of tea through 1903. He describes the origin, tea plant, harvesting, distribution, popularity and the mak…
Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book
The author, H.J. Clayton, subtitles this book, “being a practical treatise on the culinary art adapted to the tastes and wants of all classe…
The American Housewife
This cookbook and reference guide leads the American Housewife through how to make everything from Meat to Common Drinks, as well as helpful…
The Indian Cookery Book
An interesting, original and first hand collection of recipes! Although the writer has recorded them while in India, mostly Bengal, the reci…
Entertaining Made Easy
This book provides the hostess with ideas for parties and games. There are five sections: Socials and Parties, Outdoor Affairs, Birthdays an…