Cooking & Drinking
Explore a rich collection of classic cooking and drinking books that bring time-honored recipes and traditions to your kitchen. Discover guides that cover everything from simple meals to gourmet feasts, alongside tips for perfecting cocktails and beverages. These timeless works offer practical advice and delicious inspiration for both novice cooks and seasoned culinary enthusiasts. Rediscover the joys of cooking and sharing meals with these vintage treasures.
The Cookery Blue Book
Step back in time to explore a collection of late 19th-century recipes, from nourishing soups and hearty breakfasts to savory meats and tempting desserts, revealing the tastes and culinary traditions of a bygone era.
By First Unitarian Society of San Francisco. Society for Christian Work
The royal baker and pastry cook : $b A manual of practical cookery
Unlock the secrets to creating perfect cakes, pastries, and breads, all while learning the essential techniques to transform your kitchen into a personal bakery.
By Royal Baking Powder Company
Over 250 Ways to Cook and Serve Fish and Other Productions of the Sea A Choice Collection of Recipes, Representing the Latest and Most Approved Methods of Cooking
Discover hundreds of time-tested techniques to transform basic ingredients from the sea into culinary masterpieces.
By Shute & Merchant
A guide to modern cookery
Discover how to revolutionize your culinary skills by learning to combine traditional methods with groundbreaking techniques for light, elegant dishes.
By A. (Auguste) Escoffier
Sweet Clover: Harvesting and Thrashing the Seed Crop
Discover how to maximize your sweet clover harvest with expert tips on timing, machinery, and thrashing techniques for a bountiful yield.
By H. S. Coe
Tea Leaves
Discover the surprising story of a common drink, tracing its journey from ancient misconception to a global commodity shaped by culture and commerce.
By Francis H. Leggett & Co.
The Vegetable Garden: What, When, and How to Plant
Discover the secrets to a flourishing, money-saving garden with expert advice on growing your own delicious and nutritious vegetables.
By Anonymous
Cacao Culture in the Philippines
Discover the secrets to cultivating cacao in the Philippine islands, where rich flavors mingle with agricultural strategies for prosperity.
By William Scrugham Lyon
The Boston cooking-school cook book
Discover how to transform your kitchen into a laboratory as a turn-of-the-century guide reveals the secrets of scientific cookery.
By Fannie Merritt Farmer
New Mexico Magazine's A Taste of New Mexico Kitchens
Explore the vibrant world of Southwestern flavors with classic and unique New Mexican dishes.
By Anonymous
The peaches of New York
Discover the secrets of turn-of-the-century peach cultivation, where the fruit's history, botany, and economic impact intertwine to reveal its agricultural significance in New York.
By U. P. Hedrick
12 Pies Husbands Like Best: Aunt Jenny's Recipe Book
Discover a collection of simple pie recipes designed to please even the pickiest husband, ensuring every home cook can bake a delicious and impressive dessert.
By Lever Brothers Company
Beef Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the Farm
Discover the secrets to transforming a live animal into a delicious and preserved food source, all within the confines of your own farm.
By H. Russell Cross
Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes
Discover time-tested recipes from a Virginia cook and bring the flavors of classic Southern home-cooking to your own kitchen.
By Emma McKinney
10 Cakes Husbands Like Best: From Spry's Recipe Round-up
Discover a collection of vintage cake recipes designed to win over husbands, complete with baking tips and delightful frosting suggestions.
By Lever Brothers Company
The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
Discover how to create stunning lifelike flowers from wax, guided by the artist who crafted them for royalty.
By Emma Peachey
Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin
From childhood memories to decades of hands-on experience, discover how one man conquered the odds to successfully grow nuts where others thought it impossible.
By Carl Weschcke
Outdoor Cooking with Reynolds Wrap How to prepare tastier campfire meals without pots, pans and dishes
Discover how to create delicious campfire meals using aluminum foil, removing the need for pots, pans, and dishwashing.
By Reynolds Metals Company
Lamb Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the Farm
Discover the secrets to transforming lambs into delectable meals through expert slaughtering, butchering, and cooking techniques perfect for any farm.
By H. Russell Cross
Half-A-Dozen Housekeepers: A Story for Girls in Half-A-Dozen Chapters
Six schoolgirls embark on a hilarious experiment of independence as they manage a cottage together, discovering the ups and downs of housekeeping and the bonds of friendship along the way.
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin