The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home

"The Whitehouse Cookbook" by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette is a wide-ranging guide from the 1800s that mixes recipes, dining etiquette, and household tips, showing how to run a home back then. Dedicated to the wives of American presidents, the book points out how important cooking is to the White House. The introduction tells how the authors, including a top cook from the White House, chose and tested the recipes to make sure they were really good. It also lists what the book will teach you, like kitchen basics, manners, and special recipes for all sorts of events, helping housewives cook well and come up with new meal ideas.