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Cookery & Home
14 public-domain cookery & home books, summarised. Page 1 of 1.
The servant's behaviour book
Emily A. (Emily Augusta) Patmore
To master the invisible art of domestic service, one must learn that silence, stillness, and a total surrender of the self are the ultimate marks of professional excellence in a gentleman’s home.
A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes
Marion Harris Neil
Every day of the year receives its own distinct menu, building a complete guide to home dining that turns a manufactured vegetable fat into the foundation of American domestic economy.
Bread and cake baking
Frederick D. Hauptmann
A practical 1877 manual for commercial and domestic bakers, offering real-world formulas, technique guidance, and workplace advocacy from an experienced craftsman.
In camp and kitchen
Lucy H. (Lucy Helen) Yates
Cooking over a pit of stones or managing a pioneer homestead requires practical knowledge rather than romantic ideals.
Molly Gavin's own cookbook
Molly Gavin
A practical guide from 1927, this collection addresses the specific needs of Catholic households managing traditional liturgical fasts and dietary abstinences through reliable, everyday cooking.
Famous old receipts used a hundred years and more in the kitchens of the North and the South, contributed by descendants
Unknown
This collection preserves a century of American culinary heritage, curating the heirloom recipes passed down through prominent families in the North and the South. It serves as a bridge between the hearths of the past and the modern kitchen.
Vegetarian supplement to Scientific feeding
Dora C. C. L. (Dora Cathrine Cristine Liebel) Roper
Precise chemical combinations, pure air, and disciplined eating turn daily nourishment into a system for total physical and spiritual health.
The progress meatless cook book
Carlotta M. (Carlotta Mixer) Lake
A pragmatic manual for the turn-of-the-century homemaker offers an inventive blueprint for meatless dining alongside a vast collection of domestic solutions designed to eliminate daily kitchen drudgery.
Two hundred recipes for making salads, with thirty recipes for dressings and sauces
Olive M. Hulse
A celebration of the salad as a versatile art form, this collection invites the home cook to explore two hundred distinct ways to transform fresh ingredients into elegant, healthful masterpieces.
The kitchen garden and the cook
Cecilia Maria de Candia Pearse
This collection serves as both a practical manual for the vegetable gardener and a creative guide for the home cook. It bridges the gap between the soil and the table, offering a complete seasonal roadmap for cultivating and preparing fresh produce.
Bettina's best desserts
Louise Bennett Weaver
This collection serves as a practical, domestic manual designed to solve the perennial question of what to provide as a satisfying sweet course at the conclusion of a meal.
Grocers' manual
Anonymous
This nineteenth-century manual provides a transparent, unvarnished look at the industrial chemistry of the kitchen, offering precise formulas for everything from baking powder and artificial fruit extracts to shoe blacking and household cements.
Neufchâtel and cream cheese
K. J. (Kenneth Jesse) Matheson
This practical guide provides clear, step-by-step instructions for producing high-quality, fresh Neufchâtel and cream cheese at home or on a small commercial scale. It transforms a perceived industrial secret into an accessible, economical, and rewarding household craft.
Pop corn recipes
Mary Hamilton Talbott
A humble pantry staple is reimagined as a versatile culinary foundation, transforming the familiar snack into a surprising ingredient for every course from breakfast to dessert.