Valuable Recipes For Cooking; Duryeas' Improved Corn Starch
New York: Glen Cove Starch Manufacturing Company, 1876. Sewn binding. 16 pages. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. Cover art features the "Duryeas' Pavilion, Centre Agricultural Hall, Centennial Grounds" from The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, held in Philadelphia, PA. 55 recipes included using the company's corn starch. The Glen Cove Starch Manufacturing Company relocated to Glen Cove, NY from Oswego, NY in the late 1820's. During this era, the region known as the 'Gold Coast' became a extremely popular area to embark to New York City as well as a vibrant tourist destination. After the Civil War, this company was the world's largest producer of starch with a bustling 30 acres of buildings including the factory, a lumberyard, a print shop, a box factory, a blacksmith shop, corn elevators and living quarters for employees. Local advertisements listed in the beginning and end of the pamphlet. Interior and wraps lightly toned. Cream illustrated wraps. Very good. Item #3935
Price: $75.00