The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company)

"The Kitchen Encyclopedia" by Anonymous is a helpful manual from the early 1900s for anyone wanting to improve their cooking skills. It's a complete guide, full of recipes, cooking advice, and helpful kitchen tricks, which would have been important for home cooks at the time. The volume pays special attention to easy cooking methods and saving money on meals, showing how people cooked and shopped at the time. It includes many recipes that use Swift's Premium Oleomargarine instead of butter so reader's can create tasty meals without spending a lot. Recipes range from sweets like cakes and cookies to savory dishes like breads and many meat recipes. There is also detailed guides on how to cook less expensive cuts of meat. Also, it has information on new cooking methods (fireless) and keeping the house tidy, showing that the encyclopedia also thought it was important to save time and effort in the kitchen. It not only teaches the reader on how to cook but also helps the reader become a better cook while saving money.