Dr. Price's Excellent Recipes for Delicious Desserts; All Carefully Tested and Arranged with Regard to Season and Taste
New York: Price Flavoring Extract, Co., 1906. Staplebound. 56 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Vincent Clarence Price, aka Dr. Price was the Grandfather of the famous actor and gourmet Vincent Price. Dr. Price invented the first cream of tartar baking powder which secured the family fortune. This lovely recipe pamphlet begins with two pages of suggestions for desserts organized by Spring, Summer, Autumn, winter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, and Easter. These recommendations are followed by endorsements, illustrations, and finally a huge array of recipes including Cakes, Icings, Tea Cakes, Cookies, Drops, Jumbles, Pies, Tarts, Dumplings, Puddings, Fritters, Pudding Sauces, Custards, Creams, and Jellies, Ice Cream, Ices and Sherbets, Candies, and raised breads using Corena Yeast (corn based). Wraps soiled, chipped and foxed. Interior foxed. Yellow textured wraps. Good. Item #4181
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