New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 334 pages. 21 x 15 cm. From the man who introduced gastronomically sheltered Americans to the expansive world of food, Craig Claiborne explores the world of herbs and spices with over 400 hundred original and tempting recipes. A first edition, this..... More
![TRADE CARD] G. Adams's Bread & Biscuit Manufactory; 5 St. James's, Street & 2 St. James's Place](/pictures/thumb/2496.jpg?v=1617655792)
Bath, England: c. 1880's. Cards. Bath, known for the Bath Oliver dry biscuits obviously had some imitators in the late 19th century. G. Adams declared the shop was "The Only Shop in Bath for Northampton Bunns." Also featured - Sole Manufacturer of the Celebrated Bath Wine Biscuits, Every description of..... More
Cleveland, The Standard Lighting Co., 1894. Hardcover. 249 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Late 1800's cookbook/trade catalogue putting forth the favorable qualities of the "vapor stove" made by The Standard Lighting Co. Vapor stoves burned multiple fuels (stove gasoline, kerosene, or distillate) with the advantage of quicker cooking times and..... More
New Kensington, Pennsylvania: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, 1929. Wraps. 48 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Advertising booklet features care tips for the “Wear-Ever” branded aluminum cookware, as well as recipes using the same. Concept based on the pitch of a new cooking method designed to eliminate flavor loss while..... More
![HOME ECONOMICS] Cooking made Easy; With WEAR-EVER Steam Seal Utensils. The Aluminum Cooking...](/pictures/thumb/2449.jpg?v=1613594712)
New Kensington, PA: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, c. 1937. Staplebound. 11 pages. Advertising booklet features care tips for the “Wear-Ever” branded aluminum cookware, as well as recipes using the same. Includes cooking charts for various fruits and vegetables with preparation instructions and cook times. Margaret Mitchell (pictured in pamphlet)..... More
Evansville, Indiana: Servel, Inc., 1942. Staplebound. 47 pages. The Servel Company (formerly Servel-Electrolux) was an American producers of heating and cooling appliances founded in 1922 by Colonel William McCurdy. This recipe book includes various dishes made possible by electric cooling and advertises for Servel’s Electrolux home refrigerator. Black and white..... More
Evansville, Indiana: Servel, Inc., 1947. Staplebound. 47 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. The Servel Company (formerly Servel-Electrolux) was an American producers of heating and cooling appliances founded in 1922 by Colonel William McCurdy. This recipe book includes various dishes made possible by electric cooling and advertises for Servel’s Electrolux home..... More
![ADVERTISING] The Enterprising Housekeeper; Suggestions for Breakfast, Luncheon, and Supper. Helen...](/pictures/thumb/2444.jpg?v=1613594883)
Philadelphia: The Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of PA. 1902. Fourth Edition. Staplebound. 96 pages. 16 x 11.5 cm. Helen Louise Johnson authored a number of targeted cookbooks for various cookware and food production companies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including this volume for the Enterprise Manufacturing Company in..... More
![FOOD HISTORY] [CANADA] "COTOSUET" RECIPES; for Making Good Things to Eat. Swift Canadian Co](/pictures/thumb/2435.jpg?v=1617044777)
Toronto: Swift Canadian Co., c. 1923. Staplebound. Unpaginated. [12 pp.] Swift's answer to the lard vs. shortening war - make a product that incorporates both and advertise it as "creamy white vegetable shortening made from only the purest ingredients under the personal supervision of Canadian Government Inspectors" - the ingredients..... More
![BAKING POWDER] Royal Cook Book](/pictures/thumb/2421.jpg?v=1617044775)
Standard Brands Incorporated, 1937. Staplebound. 64 pages. At this stage in the "Baking Powder Wars" Royal was touting their connection to the ingredient - Cream of Tartar - which they claim is extraced from "Pure Fruit". Recipes focus on biscuits, cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, with one chapter on savory items..... More
Providence, R.I. Department of Home Economics of the Rumford Company, c. 1911. Staplebound wraps. 47 pages. Recipes, terms, and instructions. Recipes for preparing and cooking meats, fish, poultry, vegetables and food for the sick; instructions for preserving and pickling; the making of ices, beverages, and confections. Interior toned at spine..... More
Rumford, RI: The Rumford Company, c. 1930's. Staplebound wraps. 64 pages. Recipes, terms, and instructions. Interesting page discussing the need to bake "by temperature" - most likely focusing on the homemaker who recently acquired a gas stove. Recipes for preparing and cooking meats, fish, poultry, vegetables and food for the..... More
Philadelphia: North Brothers Mfg.Co. 1898. Staplebound. 64 pages. 17 x 11 cm. Part recipe book, part trade catalog for North Bros. Mfg Co. based in Philadelphia. Known for their brand Yankee, North Bros. produced ice cream freezers, ice shaving and crushing tools, kitchen appliances, and many hand tools. Includes recipes..... More
![RUSSIAN] Confectionary Products. A. A. Wtamm](/pictures/thumb/2395.jpg?v=1611940323)
Sverdlovsk: Central Ural Book Publishing House, 1979. Hardcover. 151 pages. 17 x 13 cm. Russian baking recipes with 80 typed of dough's and 280 recipes. Illustrated with color photographs. Text in Russian. Pages toned, covers rubbed. More
San Francisco: CHRONICLE BOOKS, 2018. Gao, Alice. Hardcover. 176 pages. For every baker who loves food history. Filled with modern versions of some of our favorite classics along with dazzling photography. A delightful baking pamphlet bound in along with an embossed foil cover and more than 50 recipes. Pristine... More