HOLYOKE, MASS: Transcript Publishing Company, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 108 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Recipes attributed to church members. Recipes include: Fish Chowder, Escalloped Oysters, Dressing for Turkey, Cold Mutton, Saratoga Potatoes (potato chips), Fritters, Puddings, Connecticut Doughnuts, Molasses Candy, Hop Beer, Food for the Sick, etc. On page..... More

Florida: 1960s. Spiral bound. A cloth covered, tabbed, three-ring binder was used by homemakers to compile and organize favorite recipes. Our author, a prolific baker and cook from the Fort Lauderdale area, filled this volume with both handwritten recipes and clippings from the Fort Lauderdale News, and promotional materials from..... More

Paris: 1910-1911. Hardcover. Full year, bound together in attractive binding. Issues 1-24, with index. 384 pages. 27 x 21 cm. Published in Paris from 1893-1956. This French biweekly cooking journal targeted young women who had "recently completed their education", as well as "bourgeois" housewives, and educational establishments in need of..... More

Cleveland: 1915. Loose_leaf. 16.5 x 13 folded sheet of gently embossed canary yellow writing paper (with stamped envelope). Envelope address to Miss Mary Painter, of Coulter Pa. The letter, signed "Initial Crotchet Co." with a PO box return address in Cleveland was most likely a woman-run home business. The rise..... More

Chicago: The Commonwealth Press, 1915. Hardcover. 58 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Domestic Science Text Book. Chapters include: Ingredients of Baking Powder, Choice of "Acid" Ingredient, Manufacture and Use, Available Carbon Dioxide, and Conclusion. Clean copy, 2 cm. scratch to front cover. More

Boston: Huntington Chambers, 1936. Staplebound. 53 pages. 22.5 x 15 cm. Miss Farmer's School of Cookery trained women from diverse backgrounds with classes covering household management, sanitation, and advanced gourmet cookery. Before joining the school staff, Alice Bradley was a student at the Boston Cooking School, where she helped test..... More

Johnstown, NY: 1924. Staplebound. 23 pages. 14 x 10.5 cm. Although Sparkling Gelatine and regular gelatine have the same nutritional properties, Charles B. Knox company attempted to frame their product as a supplement for infants, children, and adults. This booklet also attempts to claim their product relieves Rickets and Scurvy..... More

Crowne Point, Indiana: 1940s-2010s. A remarkable family heirloom reflecting the lifelong dedication of Phyllis (Dilling) Dixon, who sought to preserve the recipes that united generations of Indiana women. "In 1944 I started to copy some of mom's recipes. I put them in a loose leaf book. I kept adding and..... More

Gladstone, Oregon: GLADSTONE CHRISTIAN BIBLE SCHOOL, 1909. Staplebound. 70 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Recipes furnished and attributed by members. Delightful recipes reflecting the era - Puddings, Fritters, Salads, Meats, Confections, and Conserves. Filled with period local advertisements - R. Freytag Fancy Groceries, Cascade Laundry, Pope & Company Hardware, and..... More

Philadelphia: Isaac Riley, 1818. Second Edition. Hardcover. 378 pages. 17 x 11 cm. This comprehensive household manual displays the enormous breadth of knowledge that was needed to run a home and farm in the early 1800s. The "domestic" labor that was required included cooking, distilling liquor, cleaning, making and maintaining..... More

Keokuk, Iowa: J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., 1914. Cards. 16 pages. 15 x 10 cm. This shaped pamphlet brings a sweat to our brow - reading the instructions for washing, starching, ironing, and soil removal reminds us life was a bit harder before the washing machine. After opening a successful..... More

New York: Atheneum, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 509 pages. 29 x 21.5 cm. This is an intensive and unique study of the needlepoints canvas' geometric design and texture. From Babylon to nineteenth-century America, Maggie Lane (illustrator) uses large diagrams taken from medieval mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, Islamic textiles, carpets, Venetian lace..... More

Port Sunlight, U.K. Lever Brothers Ltd., c. 1900. Neilson, Harry B. Staplebound. Unpaginated. [8 pp.] 12 x 9 cm. Charming advertising pamphlet establishing a connection between big business and the homemaker's new purchasing power. The solid yellow bar of soap first introduced in 1884 was one of the first packaged..... More