The Settlement Cook Book; Tested Recipes from The Settlement Cooking Classes, The Milwaukee Public School Kitchens, The School of Trades for Girls and Experienced Housewives
Milwaukee: The Settlement Cook Book Co., 1938. Later printing. Hardcover. 623 pages. 19.5 x 14 cm. Lizzie Black Kander (1858-1940) became involved in charitable and educational reform as a young woman and later helped to merge two reform societies into an institution called "The Settlement." The Settlement assisted recently arrived immigrants, particularly Eastern European Jews, through classes and other community services. The cooking classes taught economic meal prep, cleanliness, nutrition, and household management. The first edition was published by a local printer - 1000 copies. The cookbook reflects overlapping traditions: German and other European family dishes, Jewish foods, and American home cooking. Twenty-second Edition, Enlarged and Revised. House in a homemade embroidered linen book jacket. Previous owner has laid in several clipped recipes. Interior lightly toned. Front hinge cracked but just holding. Cream colored boards. Good. Item #5148
Price: $75.00