Cooking & Food
Common Sense in the Household
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 …
The Ideal Bartender
The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that…
365 Foreign Dishes
Starters, main courses and desserts from around the world, one dish for every day of the year. From Turkey to China, from India to England, …
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…
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 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…
The Banana
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of t…
Perfumes and their Preparation
Most of us take for granted the sense of smell. It gives pleasure, warning, anticipation and a sense of nostalgia. People have used perfumes…
Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter
Published by the American Molasses Company, this collection of recipes features molasses for all types of cooking including meats, vegetable…
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…
The New York Cake Book
Starting with general instructions on making cakes we have "fifty recipes from a famous New York Chef." from Almond Cake to Strawb…
A Handbook of Fish Cookery
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…
Tea and Tea Drinking
Not a complete history of tea, but a pleasant diversion concerning tea, the pleasures found in its drinking, effects, benefits, cautions, et…
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…
Food Guide for War Service at Home
"The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great f…
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…
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…
The Complete Confectioner
The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced about 1760 but the publication referenced here is fro…
Marion Harland's Cookery for Beginners
With this book, Marion Harland presents the reader and listener with "A Series of Familiar Lessons for Young Housekeepers". Housek…