Food History: Printed and Manuscript Recipe Books, 1669-1990 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

Available at : Online Access
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Over 330 cookbooks range in publication date from 1730 to 1952. This is a delectable collection comprising centuries of recipes for the kitchen, medicinal formulas for the home, advice for the housekeeper, practical ways to cook on a budget, tips on serving and table etiquette, guidance concerning household management, how to grow one’s own food, how to select and buy food, and much more. The collection includes 19 handwritten manuscript recipe books from 1669 to the early 1900s, mainly from the New England and Mid-Atlantic areas, with a few from England. To facilitate searching, Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) has been applied to the 19 handwritten manuscript recipe books.


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