NY: General Foods Corp., 1936. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. Corner chipped from back cover. 23pp; illus from photographs. Rows of fancy chocolates are shown on the covers. Inside are detailed, illustrated recipes for centers, chocolate dipping, &c. 6.25" x 6". (more information)

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Dorchester, MA: Walter Baker, 1928. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Tip chipped from color-pictorial paper cover. 64pp, index; 12pp color illus. Has recipes for sauces, pastries, beverages, candies, etc. Culinary Americana #1428. 6.75" x 4.75". (more information)

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Battle Creek, MI: General Foods, 1938. 4th printing. Original Wraps. Good. Faint stain on first few leaves. 28pp; illus from photographs. The Baker's Chocolate people offer recipes for cakes, puddings, candy, pies, cookies, ice cream, etc. 7" x 5.25". (more information)

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Chicago: Butterick, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial binding. 222pp; illus from photographs. Includes many different foods and menus as well as: Cooking at the Table; Cooking for Two; French Recipes; Casserole and Oven Cookery; etc. Culinary Americana #2969. 7.75" x 5". (more information)

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Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Vee Guthrie. 60pp; 14 vignettes in color. Features casseroles from the simple (salami, frankfurters, etc.) to the sublime (risotto with crabmeat, gourmet oysters, etc.). 7.5" x 4.5". (more information)

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Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ruth McCrea. 62pp; 24 vignettes in color. The recipes for snacks and canapes are arranged alphabetically, from Anchovy Puffs to XYZ Chichi-tahini. 7.5" x 4.5". (more information)

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Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ruth McCrea. 61pp; 24 vignettes in color. All of the recipes feature the use of cheese--in appetizers, soups, casseroles, fish, side dishes, desserts, even frosting. 7.5"x 4.5". (more information)

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Cleveland: General Electric, 1929. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 144pp, index; color illus in text. Alice Bradley was Principal of Miss Farmer's School of Cookery, &c. These refrigerator-based recipes include frozen desserts, frozen salads, "ice blocks, plain and fancy," cold soups and jellies, "frozen delicacies to tempt the invalid," &c. Also here are chapters on general refrigerator use, menus for afternoon bridge, weekend guests, after-theater lunches, and children's parties. Nicely illustrated in color. [See Brown, Culinary Americana #3784.]. 8.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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Albany, NY: Bureau of Milk Publicity, 1942. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. Covers are a little worn at edges. 64pp; illus from photographs. "Planning well-balanced meals with utmost economy has become a patriotic duty," states the introduction. Included are 12 days of menus "for the normal diet," 12 days for people on weight-loss diets, a number of milk-based recipes, etc. 8" x 5.25". (more information)

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NY Harper & Brothers (1911)., 1911. Hardcover. Pictorial binding and contents in very good condition. 6.75" x 4.25" pp: vi, 254 Has index. "A practical handybook for the average housekeeper, who cannot afford to waste food.". 2nd printing edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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NY: Corn Products Refining Co., 1940. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. 24pp. These recipes feature the use of Mazola Salad and Cooking Oil. 6.25" x 4.25". (more information)

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Chicago: Published by the author, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth covers show signs of light use. contents in very good condition. 318pp, index. This cookbook offers "menus for every imaginable kind of meal and the recipes are right with the menus!" The introduction notes that "it is only at the time of the present census-taking that the lawmakers have . consented to list every housewife as `homemaker' instead of as `unemployed'." This book will enable the homemaker to "feed her family properly, entertain regally, and find more leisure time to really live." 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Chicago: Evaporated Milk Assn, 1941. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Color-pictorial paper covers. 24pp; text illus from photographs. The cover by E.H. Baker shows a black houseman and two black children preparing ice cream for well-dressed white guests. Contains directions for making ice cream and other frozen desserts at home, using evaporated milk. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Boston: Little, Brown, 1907. 3rd printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Few small areas of mottling on gilt-pictorial cloth binding. pp: xiii, 289, indices; 4pp illus from photographs, 16pp of illustrated ads for cooking ingredients, cookbooks, etc. Intended for "trained nurses" as well as for American mothers "upon whom so much of the welfare of the family depends." Culinary Americana #1566. 7.75" x 5". (more information)

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NY: Good Housekeeping, 1929. Eighth. Original Cloth. Very Good. 256pp, index; frontispiece, few illus in text. "Most explicit directions for the best method of cooking the simplest everyday dishes.for the inexperienced." 7.5" x 4.75". (more information)

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Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell, Printer, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Prior owner's bookplate. 231pp, index. Includes a large section of "cookery notes" (removing seeds from cranberries, overcoming a "fishy taste," uses for leftovers, &c.). Also has sections on: gas and oil stoves; antidotes for poisons; candy making; cleaning hints; kitchen helps; health hints; vermin and insect destroyers; beauty hints; etc. 8" x 5.25". (more information)

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Chicago: Hotpoint Co., 1952. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 42pp, index; illus from photographs. Contains recipes built around refrigerated foods and leftovers, with a section on various Hotpoint models and their features. 9" x 6". (more information)

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NY: General Baking, 1933. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Color-pictorial paper covers. 22pp. The emphasis here is on using Bond bread to extend ingredients and save money. Includes recipes for a variety of dishes. Laid in is a 5x7 photo-portrait of Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit, stars of the Bond Bakers radio program. 8.5" x 5.75". (more information)

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NY: General Foods Corp., 1945. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. 23pp; text illus from photographs. This "jelly-making handbook" gives step-by-step directions for using Certo and Sure-Jell in making jams and jellies. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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Marshalltown, Iowa: Food Lockers,, 1940. 3rd printing. Original wraps. Good. Signs of light use. 44pp; illus from photographs. Gives directions for freezing and packing many types of foods in bulk or at home, along with advice on cooking frozen foods. 7" x 5". (more information)

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NY: MacFadden Publications, 1927. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Gilt-stamped binding. pp: v, 151. Updates and expands Bernarr MacFadden's use of food science to maintain health and to prevent or cure disease. 7.5" x 4.75". (more information)

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NY: Macfadden, 1928. Second Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: v, 151. Includes menus, with each food item rated for vitality, growth, weight gain and reduction, energy, and constipation. 7.5" x 4.75". (more information)

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Boston: Little, Brown, 1927. Second Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Contents include a talk on food, use of the gas range, how to cook a wide variety of foods and dishes, menus for each month, etc. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Boston: Little, Brown, 1928. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Decorative cloth binding. pp: xi, 407, index; many illus from photographs. Instructs in the use of kitchen appliances, gives many recipes, and offers considerable advice on nutrition. 7.5" x 5". (more information)

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St. Louis: Hip-O-Lite Co., 1930. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illustrated paper covers. 15pp. "The base of all cream candies is fondant. With Hip-O-Lite, fondant making becomes as simple as fudge or taffy making." 6" x 3". (more information)

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Boston: Walter M. Lowney, 1912. Revised Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 421pp, index. 18 color plates. This revised edition adds about 50 new recipes and a section on "Southern or Creole Dishes." Includes menus for various occasions, cooking for convalescents, instructions for carving and serving, butler's duties, etc. 8" x 5.25". (more information)

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Philadelphia: Dr. D. Jayne & Son, 1916. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. (32)pp. Directions for canning and preserving many different fruits and vegetables are interleaved with ads for Dr. D. Jayne's Family Medicines. At the end are five pages of small labels to cut out and paste on your preserve jars. 6.25" x 3.25". (more information)

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Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine, 1942. Original. Soft Cover. Very Good. Printed paper covers. 32pp, index. The focus here is on woman's role in the war effort, now that "fathers, husbands and sons . heard the call to arms." 9" x 5.5". (more information)

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Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine, 1930. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. Signs of light use. 30pp, index. Contains recipes for "stretching" meat, using butter frugally, cooking for invalids, and making desserts with Knox gelatine. Includes a chapter on "household suggestions," most of which feature money-saving ideas. 9" x 5.25". (more information)

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Chicago: Kraft Foods, 1962. Fifth Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. pp: 47, (2); vignette illustrations. Laid into this copy are: "An ABC of Cheese," 12pp, color illus; and a one-page chart, "Main Steps in Cheese Making." 9.75" x 7". (more information)

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