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College of Cook Book Knowledge view detail comment email this

Collection of material relating to 20th century American cookbooks. Features illustrated publishing histories of the "Joy of Cooking" (including the 1931 self-published first edition) and "Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book," and listings of several Time-Life cookbook sets. Also includes a humorous presentation about the fictional "College of Cook Book Knowledge," which was allegedly "burned to the ground by zealots from a nearby French cooking school." From a bookseller.
http://www.cookbkjj.com/college/cframes.htm
Topics: Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre

Last updated Nov 19, 2007


Household Words: Women Write From and For the Kitchen view detail comment email this

Devoted to "cookery manuscripts and published books of recipes, etiquette and household advice." Contains images of texts and explores the history of cookbooks and the social significance of culinary writings (including "receipt" books) on the lives of women. Features information on cooking schools, the advent of "home economics," and the impact of the food industry and mass production. From the Esther B. Aresty Collection of Rare Books in the Culinary Arts, University of Pennsylvania Library.
http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/aresty/aresty1.html
Topics: Education, Food & Cooking, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Recipes & Food Preparation, Society & Social Science

Last updated Mar 8, 2004


Medieval Cookery view detail comment email this

Recipes and resources for cooking dishes from the Middle Ages. Includes menus and photos, a period ingredients database, recommended books, a full-text search of medieval cookbooks, and related resources. Features recipes for meat and vegetable dishes, sauces, spice mixes, and desserts. From an enthusiast who has prepared medieval feasts for events.
http://www.medievalcookery.com
Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes & Food Preparation

Last updated Apr 20, 2005


Rare Books: Cookery Exhibit view detail comment email this

Click on the images of book title pages to find text excerpts and recipes from historical cookbooks. Includes books such as "The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy" (1747), "American Cookery" (1812), and first editions of "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" (1896) and "The Joy of Cooking" (1931). From the Richard L. D. & Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State Libraries.
http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/spec/rarebooks/cookery/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre

Last updated Dec 12, 2008




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