18 books like Food for the family

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Twenty lessons in domestic science Marian Cole Fisher · 1916 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Divided into twenty lessons, Marian Cole Fisher's 1916 work provides a home study guide on the characteristics and uses of different food categories. Whether meat, vegetable, cheese or egg, each section teaches the home student how to handle the foods in question and provides recipes. Housekeeping do's and don'ts as well as helpful hints are also included. Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Food, Cookery

Boston Cooking-School cook book Fannie Merritt Farmer · 1896 · ★ 3.9 · 807p · ≈ 26h · Demanding Basic American cookbook, specializing in New England recipes. Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book Betty Crocker · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate It's the book that started it all, the well-loved edition that first bought Betty Crocker cookbooks into American homes and hearts. Published in 1950, this ground-breaking title made cooking easy, it made cooking appealing, and best of all, it made cooking fun. Packed full of practical tips, useful hints, and lavish color photography, this was the book that shaped cooking for generations, the… Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Housekeeping in old Virginia Marion Cabell Tyree · 1877 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Challenging This book celebrates the cooking and culinary traditions of Virginia. It provides recipes for nearly every conceivable Southern edible and even features an entire chapter on Gumbo. Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

The James Beard cookbook James Beard · 1959 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The edition is a hard back cover that is blue with white and black lettering that refers to being edited with illustrations by E.P. Dutton in 1970. Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

The Presidential cook book Hugo Ziemann · 1800 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Initially published in 1887, The Original White House Cook Book is a cooking compendium penned by F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann. The book is comprised of recipes, cooking techniques, etiquette instruction, household care, and cleanliness tips used in the White House. This historic book includes recipes by the first ladies Martha Washington, Mary Todd Lincoln, and many others, as well as… Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Gourmet's guide to New Orleans Natalie Vivian Scott · 1933 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

The American woman's cook book Delineator Home Institute. · 1938 · 818p · ≈ 27h · Challenging Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Food and feeding Sir Henry Thompson · 1879 · ★ 4.0 · 657p · ≈ 21h · Demanding The present work is the outcome of two lectures on the Books of the Tuat, i.e., the Egyptian Underworld, or "Other World," which I had the honour to deliver at the Royal Institution in the spring of 1904, and it has been prepared at the suggestion of many who wished to continue their inquiries into the beliefs of the Egyptians concerning the abode of the departed, and the state of the blessed and… Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Food, Cookery

Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus Rufus Estes · 1911 · 151p · ≈ 5h · Challenging An illustrated collection of nearly 600 recipes offering instructions for preparing such standard fare as fried chicken, beef roast, and glazed carrots and more specifically, among them Creole-style chicken gumbo, chestnut stuffing with truffles, cherry dumplings, and Southern-style waffles. Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cooking

The Virginia house-wife Mary Randolph · 1824 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Virginia house-wife: method is the soul of management, Mary Randolph. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/2094 . The Virginia house-wife Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 225 p. ; 18 cm. Printed by Davis and Force Wahington 1824 Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl Caroline French Benton · 1905 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Do you have a burgeoning junior chef in your life? Are you trying to avoid the processed ingredients that a lot of modern cookbooks for kids emphasize. If so, this back-to-basics introduction to cooking might be just what you need. Packed with classic, simple recipes that don't skimp on taste, this little cook book is the perfect way to get kids engaged in the kitchen. Shares: American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Food fundamentals Margaret McWilliams · 1966 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate "Food Fundamentals, 10th Edition" integrates the scientific principles of safe and nutritious food preparation with the basic techniques students need to work effectively with food. It introduces the scientific basis of current practices and procedures, and explains ingredients both as nutrient sources and as food product components. The effects of preparation techniques are discussed in the… Shares: Food, Cookery, Cooking

A new system of domestic cookery Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell · 1800 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Excerpt: ?As the directions which follow were intended for the conduct of the families of the authoress?s own daughters, and for the arrangement of their table, so as to unite a good figure with proper economy, she has avoided all excessive luxury, such as essence of ham, and that wasteful expenditure of large quantities of meat for gravy, which so greatly contributes to keep up the price, and is… Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

New York Times Cook Book Craig Claiborne · 1961 · ★ 2.7 · 717p · ≈ 23h · Moderate This is a classic cookbook for the home gourmet cook, by Craig Claiborne and the New York Times. Terrific recipes! Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Let's cook it right. Adelle Davis · 1947 · 597p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Adelle Davis, described on the back cover as “America’s most noted nutritionist,” was a controversial author of the last century whose books on health, diet and nutrition sold millions of copies. With Let’s Cook It Right, first published in 1947 and updated in 1972, Davis hoped to show “America’s housewives” how to achieve healthful, tasty, nutritious meals made mostly with whole, unrefined… Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Food, Cookery

Favorite Dishes Carrie V. Shuman · 2000 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Over 300 different classic recipes, covering every aspect of cooking from starters to puddings. Included are recipes for: Bread Oysters Bouillion Soup Fish Sauces Meats Sweetbreads Poultry Vegetables Eggs Salad Doughnuts and Fritters Preserves Pickles and Catsup Cheese Pies Pudding Cake Cookies Desserts Ice Cream Candy Punch Beverages Chafing Dish Shares: American Cooking, Cooking

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table Maya Angelou · 2004 · ★ 4.3 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate My husband opened the refrigerator door. Sliced eclairs were stacked on every shelf. "I'll never eat another eclair as long as I live," he said. I gave most of the eclairs to friends, to staff, and to the soup kitchen. But I kept one gargantuan loaf as proof that cooking helps me to write. I pulled out the stubborn manuscripts, which to date had resistered me successfully, and suddenly the words… Shares: American Cookery, American Cooking, Cooking

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