Williams, Alice

[COOKERY-MANUSCRIPT] ALICE WILLIAMS COOK BOOK; "Gilt Edge" loose leaf price book N.Y., No. 32

c. 1920's. Spiral_bound. Unpaginated. 19 .5 x 14 cm. Unique handmade cook book fashioned from a lined, tabbed, loose leaf binder, covered with heavy waxed wallpaper or waxed cloth. Alice has both typed the various recipes along with her hand written recipes. It appears Alice may have gone back and typed up some of the recipes she had written, but not all. Recipes include puddings, pickles, jams & jellies, cookies & cakes, breads, two seafood recipes (deviled scallops & creamed halibut) and two meat recipes (ham croquettes & meat loaf). Recipes for two cocktails (Bronx & dry martini) and Punch. One title stands out: cry babies - a spice cookies. Alice attributes the Piccalilli recipe to herself. Alice also adds one receipt for soap and three homemade remedies. Water stained a lower edges, some pages loose. Original binding split but holding due to the homemade cover. Black boards, wrapped in light blue wax cloth. Good. Item #3424

Price: $175.00