Cooking & Food
The London and Country Brewer
The unknown author of this book, appears to have experienced too many unwholesome and unpleasant beers and ales on his numerous travels in L…
The Mary Frances Cook Book
Another of the charming Mary Frances books, this one 'Among the Kitchen People', where young girls are encouraged to be mother's helper's in…
The History of the Art of Tablesetting
The art of table setting is one of the lost arts in the modern household. Do we just not bother anymore or did we collectively forget how to…
Cocoa and Chocolate
As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its…
How to Cook Fish
How to Cook Fish is a practical guide by Myrtle Reed, known for her insightful approach to domestic life. In this audiobook, Reed shares her…
Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six
Juliet Corson has put together a few books on economic housekeeping, and this is a fine example. Almost 150 years after publication (1878), …
The Banana
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of t…
Oysters and Fish
Would it not be beneficial, were the average American to substitute fish for the everlasting steak and chop of the breakfast-table?For the s…
Entertaining Made Easy
This book provides the hostess with ideas for parties and games. There are five sections: Socials and Parties, Outdoor Affairs, Birthdays an…
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery
"This course of lectures is designed to meet the wants of two classes of persons:First—Those who are experienced housekeepers, familiar…
Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking
William Scott Tebb gives a history of tea through 1903. He describes the origin, tea plant, harvesting, distribution, popularity and the mak…
Apples in Appealing Ways
This is Apples in Leaflet No. 312 from the U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics. After a short intr…
The Little Tea Book
After all, tea is the drink! Domestically and socially it is the beverage of the world. There may be those who will come forward with their …
What Diantha Did
Charlotte Perkins Gilman opens a window of history through which we can see a small part of the determined efforts made by women to elevate …
Cookie 'n' Cracker Cookin'
This is a short recipe book published by the United Biscuit Company of America, later to become the Keebler Company. Each recipe features o…
Quicker Ways to Homemade with Bisquick
This Cookbook features 133 recipes that uses Bisquick, invented by the General Mills. General Mills was started in 1866 from a single flour …
A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House
This book of British recipes and cooking advice was compiled by Jessie Conrad, wife of celebrated author Joseph Conrad (Lord Jim, Heart of D…
The Food of the Gods
Chocolate! Is it really the "food of the gods?" What we do know, is that the products of the cocoa trees, in one form or another…
Condiments, Spices and Flavors
In this pamphlet no attempt has been made to give specific directions as to the uses of spices and condiments. It must be borne in mind that…
The Soup and Sauce Book
This is a collection of recipes for all types soups and sauces including vegetable soups, broths, stock, purees, hot sauces, and cold sauces…