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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…
A Hive of Busy Bees
Read by Rosa Grace
Effie Mae Hency Williams
In the summer, Don and Joyce stay on their Grandma and Grandpa's farm. They have great fun, and every night Grandma tells them a story about…
Emma
Read by Sherry Crowther
Jane Austen
Sherry reads Jane Austen’s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. Mr. Woodhouse worries and f…
The Mystery of Mary
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Grace Livingston Hill
Handsome young Tryon Dunham has just returned home on the train from a business trip one evening when he's accosted by a beautiful young wom…
The Case of Jennie Brice
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
The flood brings in not only the muddy waters but a series of suspicious clues that convinced Mrs. Pitman, a boarding house keeper, that a m…
Apples in Appealing Ways
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Mary T. Swickard
This is Apples in Leaflet No. 312 from the U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics. After a short intr…
Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six
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Juliet Corson
Juliet Corson has put together a few books on economic housekeeping, and this is a fine example. Almost 150 years after publication (1878), …
Mary Cary, Frequently Martha
Read by Jan MacGillivray
Kate Langley Bosher
"My name is Mary Cary. I live in the Yorkburg Female Orphan Asylum. You may think nothing happens in an Orphan Asylum. It does. The orp…
David Holt Proof Of The Pudding
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Afternoon Play: Proof of the Pudding Tue 4th Feb 2003, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM By David Holt When his wife of more than …
Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion
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Imogen Clark
In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Dramatic Reading)
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Louisa May Alcott
When a neighbor brings word that Grandma is sick, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett hurry off to tend to her, leaving their seven children to prepare for…
Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
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Marion Harland
This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how …
A Little Book for a Little Cook
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L. P. Hubbard
This charming little book compiles together a number of recipes, set out in an easy to understand manner, along with a poetic story about th…
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery
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Arthur Gay Payne
This is a little cookbook of vegetarian recipes, which were only slowly gaining popularity in England at the time of its publication in 1891…
A Handbook of Fish Cookery
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Lucy H. Yates
This is a very practical book concerning the cooking of fish. The author does not limit herself simply to recipes, but also adds sound advic…
Miss Lulu Bett
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Zona Gale
Lulu Bett is a spinster, living at the turn of the 20th century essentially as a servant with her sister Ina and brother-in-law Dwight. She …
The Kitchen Cat and Other Stories
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Amy Walton
These are three stories that will delight your heart and soul. The little girl Ruth in the first story is very privileged young lady with …
The Art Of Cookery Made Plain And Easy
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Hannah Glasse
Although this recording has been made using the 1784 version, the original book of The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy was first publish…
The Browns at Mt. Hermon
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Pansy
When she mistakenly receives an offer of work addressed only to "Mary Brown," the lonely young heiress Mary Thornton Brown forms a…
Lady Huntworth's Experiment
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R. C. Carton
Lady Huntworth is in disguise and under cover as a cook. She entertains a number of men and the comedy ensues.- Summary by Michele EatonStag…