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The McCall’s CookBook
1963 Author: The Food Editors of McCall’s The McCall’s Cookbook (1963) was a cookbook created by popular magazine publisher, McCall Corporation. While considered to be a “classic” cookbook and sought after by collectors, physical copies are easy to acquire. Prices for prints of this book tend to land around the $15 mark, obviously depending on…
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George Family Cookbook
Publication Year? Editor/Author/Contributors? This Cookbook is a collection of family recipes collected and passed down by four generations of women within my family. It was first started by my great grandmother, Ida George, when my mother asked her for some of her recipes as a wedding present. Ida lived in Oklahoma during the great depression…
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I’m Writing My Own Recipe Book
Publication Year? Author: Georgia Lee Strickland Roberts This short book was written by my great-grandmother her name was Georgia Lee Strickland Roberts. She was born in 1923. She died in 2012 at age 89. My grandmother has always talked about her cooking and she has always wished she got that talent from her. My father Michael has told…
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Charleston Receipts
1950 (1st Edition) Author: The Junior League of Charleston South Carolina Editors: Mary Vereen Huguenin & Anne Montague Stoney Contributors: Cook Book Committee The Charleston Receipts was a cookbook originally published in 1950 by the Junior League of Charleston. The cookbook features a diverse collection of recipes, ranging from soups and salads to seafood and…
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Simple Italian Cookery
1959 Publisher: Peter Pauper Press Author: Edna Beilenson Illustrator: Ruth McCrea This Cookbook contains Italian recipes that would be popular in the 1950’s as well as today. The art work on the cover of the cookbook is a theme that is carried throughout the rest of the cook book. The book follows a traditional Italian…
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La Piñata
Publication Date? Author/Editor/Contributors? The Junior League, a volunteer organization of women who believed they could make a difference, was founded by Mary Harriman at the turn of the century. The Junior League’s values and goals resulted from the Progressive Era ideals. The Junior League of Mcallen was founded in 1938, continuing the tradition of creating…
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Dawn’s Cookbook
1974 Author: Dawn Parker Written by my grandmother as a gift for her sister’s wedding, this cookbook covers a complete range of foods for feeding the family and entertaining guests. Breakfast, desserts, vegetables… even cheap homemade Kahlua and mixed drinks are included for the poor newlywed. The book was reprinted via photo copier by my…
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The Young Housewife’s Counselor and Friend
1871Author: Mrs. Mary Mason This cookbook was mass produced through J.B Lippincott and Company, an American publishing firm who originally produced bibles, and then later expanded their merchandise to include journals, medical books, and other educational pieces. This cookbook served as an instructional handbook on how to attend to the various duties required to become…
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Rediscovering German Cooking
1976 Author/Editor/Contributors? This cookbook was prepared by the Community Rediscovery 76’ which was a project of the Quincy Society of Fine Arts and Illinois Arts Council under contract with the American Revolution. This cookbook is called Rediscovery German Cookery, which had the prime focus to share with the community what German heritage is and how…
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Plains Pot Pourri
January 1st, 1977 Publishers: Donna Smith, Dianee Barfield & Bonnie Smith Contributors: Plains Jr. Woman’s Club (Plains, GA) Illustrator: Kaye Morris This cookbook was complied by the Plains Junior Women’s Club following the election of former President Jimmy Carter in 1976. This cook book was written to showcase the “best taste in Plains.” Plains has…