Cooking & Food

The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery

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Juliet Corson


Food is one of the necessities but also one of the greatest pleasures. Knowing how to cook a good meal is therefore extremely important for …

Canned Fruit, Preserves, and Jellies: Household Methods of Preparation

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Maria Parloa


Fruit is a favourite with many of us. But if you have fruit in your garden or collect it otherwise, you know that the season ends too soon. …

How to Grow the Peanut: and 105 Ways of Preparing It for Human Consumption

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George Washington Carver


George Washington Carver, in his most famous work, explains how to grow peanuts, the benefits of using them, and 105 recipes that incorporat…

The Stag Cook Book

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Carroll Mac Sheridan


This book is dedicated to "that great host of bachelors and benedicts alike who have at one time or another tried to 'cook something': …

A Poetical Cook-Book

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Maria J. Moss


This is an interesting mix of recipes and poetry about cookery and food. The author has written this book during and in the aftermath of the…

Cakes & Ale, A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More…

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Edward Spencer


A long time ago, an estimable lady fell at the feet of an habitual publisher, and prayed unto him:—“Give, oh! give me the subject of a book …

Dr. Allinson's cookery book

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Thomas Richard Allinson


This is a cookbook promoting vegetarian recipes. The author of the book, Dr. Thomas Allinson, had strong views about health issues - he prom…

Pantropheon

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Alexis Soyer


Soyer was a 'celebrity chef', devising innovations such as water-cooled refrigerators and adjustable temperature ovens. He developed many po…

Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings

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Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer


This is a book of recipes for ice cream, water ice, and other refreshments for all occasions. Though it has become much easier for us to mak…

A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery

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Juliet Corson


"This course of lectures is designed to meet the wants of two classes of persons:First—Those who are experienced housekeepers, familiar…

Oysters and Fish

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Thomas J. Murrey


Would it not be beneficial, were the average American to substitute fish for the everlasting steak and chop of the breakfast-table?For the s…

A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-Making

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Sylvester Graham


Sylvester Graham, also known as the "Father of Vegetarianism", was a Presbyterian minister who emphasized clean eating. Graham end…

The Vegetarian Cook Book

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E. G. Fulton


Cookbook from the era of John Kellogg, whose vegetarian meat substitutes Protose and Nuttolene are featured heavily in this volume. Producti…

A Treatise on Foreign Teas

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Hugh Smith


What would England be without tea? It is difficult to imagine, but there was a time in which tea was not quite as ubiquitous in Europe as it…

Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book

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H. J. Clayton


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 Complete Confectioner

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Hannah Glasse


The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced about 1760 but the publication referenced here is fro…

Money-Saving Main Dishes

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William James Mcglothlin


This is Home and Garden Bulletin No. 43 from the Human Nutrition Research Division and Consumer and Food Economics Research Division Agricul…

Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter

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American Molasses Company


Published by the American Molasses Company, this collection of recipes features molasses for all types of cooking including meats, vegetable…

The Book of Ices, Ice Beverages, Ice-Creams and Ices

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Mrs. H. Llewellyn Williams


Summer is around the corner, time to make ice cream! This volume contains tried and true recipes for all kinds of cold drinks and desserts t…

My Hundred Favorite Recipes

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Mary Blake


This is a collection of recipes all featuring Carnation Milk from soups and salads to bread and desserts. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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