Cloud City Cook-Book

"Cloud City Cook-Book" by William H. Nash is a late 19th-century cookbook created for cooks residing in high-altitude areas like Cloud City, Colorado. This book addresses the cooking challenges caused by elevation, featuring recipes for everything from everyday soups and salads to a range of breads and cakes, plus essential household hints. Filled with traditional recipes collected from different people, it shows a community working together to give families useful cooking advice. Recipes with detailed instructions guide the reader through making pea soup, chicken salad, and many other dishes, and offers useful advice for managing a kitchen in a place where high altitude affects cooking. This cookbook is more than just a recipe collection; it's a snapshot of society and cooking habits from long ago.