"A Bachelor’s Cupboard" from 1906 in PDF

It is not often one gets a chance to laugh out loud when reading a cook book, but this book provides that chance in rich amount. “A Bachelor’s Cupboard” with the undertitle “Containing crumbs Culled from the Cupboards of the Great Unwedded” written in 1906 by  A Lyman Phillips is greatly entertining.

From the book intro:

“Being a bachelor is easy. Staying a bachelor—ah! there’s the hitch! But that’s another story. Yes, it’s easy to be a bachelor, but to be a thoroughbred, unless it is inbred and the single man is ” to the manner born,” is more difficult. It requires unlimited time, patience and education as well as a store of myriad bits of information on a multitude of subjects.

The “correct” bachelor must not only know how, but he must know why. He must be a woman’s man and a man’s man, an all-round ” good fellow.” He must “fit” everywhere and adapt himself to all sorts of society under all sorts of circumstances. Good breeding and kindliness of heart are the essentials. These, above everything, he must have; and given them, the other attributes may be easily acquired by study and observation.”

The book’s Chapters runs like this:

On Being a Bachelor
The Impecunious Bachelor
Stocking the Cupboard
Bachelor Etiquette
Around the Camp Fire
Carving and Game
Snacks of Sea Food
A Chat on Cheese
Devils and Grills
Mexican and Creole Cooking
Bachelor Bonnes Bouchees
Concerning Condiments
Variations with Vegetables
A Dissertation on Drinks
What to Pay for Wines
Correct Wines for all Occasions
Temperance Drinks
Correct Clothes
How a Man May Valet Himself
How to Cleanse Clothes

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Bachelors out there should not miss out on the chance of downloading this exceedingly helpful publication. It provides hints and suggestions on a lot more than mere cooking. Unwed young women should grab  the chance too, so they can learn what they should expect from the unwed young men out there.

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Cocoanut Rusks / Kokoskavringer

A baking recipe found in “Good Luck Recipes”
published by John F Jelke Co in 1916

For a book close to a hundred years old, “Good Luck Recipes” features an amazing 32 large full colour illustrations like the one I’ve used
when making the image above. John F Jelke must have sold
an awful lot of margarine

Ted

Pork Chops in Tarragon Sauce / Koteletter i Estragonsaus

An exciting recipe for pork chops found in “Svinekjøtt” (Pork)
published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1980

I take it you followed the advice from two posts back and packed your lunch and went outdoors. If you did you deserve a really good dinner, so why not try this delicious recipe for pork chops.

Ted

77 Winning Recipes – Robin Hood Mills Ltd – 1931 in PDF

From the book intro

Will you accept this 40 -page book as your complete guide to baking? You’ll find it contains the most concise and clearly presented instructions for practical baking that you have ever used. Every recipe is selected and tested in a home kitchen for practical use under exactly the same conditions that exist in your own home

The illustrations shown in this booklet were not touched by an artist’s brush. The baked products were brought right from the home kitchen to the photographer, placed before the camera and photographed in their true, natural colors. The grain, texture and color you see here are exactly what you may expect when you follow these recipes using Robin Hood flour.

Every Recipe in this book was
Prepared and Tested
In a Home Kitchen
Under the Supervision of
Robin Hood Mills Limited

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A treasure chest of baking recipes for you here
and as usual it can be yours in pdf format
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Ginger Chicken /Ingefærkylling

A spicy chicken recipe found in “Fjærfe” (Poultry)
published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1982

The history of Ginger goes back over 5000 years when the Indians and ancient Chinese considered it a tonic root for all ailments. While Ginger originated in Southeast Asia, it has a long history of being cultivated in other countries. At an early date it was exported to Ancient Rome from India. It was used extensively by the Romans, but almost disappeared from the pantry when the Roman Empire fell. After the end of the Roman Empire, the Arabs took control of the spice trade from the east. Ginger became quite costly like many other spices. In medieval times it was commonly imported in a preserved form and used to make sweets.

Successful Canning and Preserving from 1917 in PDF

Successfull Canning
and Preserving
by Ola Powell

a book in the
Lippincott’s Home Manuales
series

Published by
J B Lippincot Co
in 1917

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This book on classic canning and preserving counting more than
400 page  can be yours simply by clicking the icon below

Meals on Wheels by Lou Willson & Olive Hoover from 1937 in PDF

Meals on Wheels

by
Lou Willson and Olive Hoover

Published by
Rumford Press
in
1937

Meals on Wheels is a book which solvesthe problems of cooking
in a trailer. The difficulties of cooking in  small space  are
overcome by following the expert suggestions of these authors.
The list of  essential equipmentwill save you money and space.
Complete menus, with recipes, are given for delightful
meals that can be prepared in half an hour.

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This very entertaining book has in all honesty tips more
suited for the camping crowd than the hiking crowd.
Having said as much, the recipes are of course
well suited for both.
You can download the book in pdf format
for free simply by clicking the icon below

The Cosmopolitan Cook & Recipe Book from 1882 in PDF

The Cosmopolitan Cook & Recipe Book

Compiled, Edited and Published by
Dingens Brothers

in
1882

The object of the Cosmopolitan Cook and Recipe Book is
to provide the Public with a cheap but honest and practical
Cook Book, containing Recipes for the preparation of dishes
to suit all tastes and purses.

The compilers of this work have examined a large number
of Cook Books varying in price from one to five dollars, and
while they all contained some good Recipes, still they seemed to
a great extent to be copies of each other, most generally lacked
the details required to successfully produce the dish required,
and frequently seemed to be intended for persons of large
means only—that is, there was no attempt at economy.

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This comprehensive 530 page cook & recipe book
published in 1882 can be yours for free
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Hungrytime Outdoors from 1940 in PDF

HUNGRYTIME OUTDOORS

by Bill Kraus

Explorer – Scout Commissioner – Creve
Coeur Council. Member of Adventurers’
Club in Chicago

From the book intro: You can use it at home . . . for trips . . . for the family and friends. It is a valuable meal planner for that organization that counts on you for leadership in FUN and in GOOD EATING, which make for good health and snappy program. Keep this book always handy – ready to plan keen adventures in eating. Pass it on to friends that need help in planning picnics, trips, hikes, outings, and all the other excuses for GOOD EATING. They say when you eat outdoors . . . “everything you eat goes to your stomach . . .”

The book was published by
American National Dairy Council
in 1940

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This gem of camping and hiking cook book full of
recipes  and outdoor tips can be yours for free
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The Century Cook Book & Family Medical Adviser from 1893 in PDF

The Century Cook Book
& Family Medical Adviser

by
Jennie A Hansey

In preparing this book for the public our object has been to fill a long-felt want, namely a book to which perplexed and inexperienced housekeepers can go and be sure that they will find therein something to tide them over the emergencies that occur in every household. In compiling the recipes for cooking we have aimed at simplicity and practicability, avoiding, as far as possible, all foreign and ambiguous terms; claiming that, as a rule, American names are good and explicit enough for American cooking.

Laird & Lee Publishers
1893

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This 400 page cook book with more than 300 illustrations
can be yours for free simply by ckicking the icon below

NOTE! The pdf does not open with the cover on the picture
above, but if you go a few pages down it will turn up.

Favorite Southern Recipes from1915 in PDF

The Southern Ruralist’s

Favorite Southern Recipes

published in 1915

This book was not for sale but was given free
as a premium with a 3 year subscription to
the Southern Ruralist at 1 dollar

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Mrs De Graf’s Cook Book from 1922 in PDF

Mrs De Graf’s Cook Book

Published by
H S Crocker Co Inc
San Francisco, California
in 1922

To the many whose requests that the works of the author
be put into book form, and whose interest was the main
influence that prompted the publication of this book, a deep
feeling of thanks is extended.

To the San Francisco Chronicle and the H. S. Crocker Co., Inc.,
whose cooperation made possible the printing and distribution
of this book, sincere appreciation is offered.

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Mrs Belle De Graf’s cook book from 1922 can
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Nothing’s More Fun Than … Eating Outdoors in PDF

Nothing’s More Fun Than … Eating Outdoors

by Milton Youngren

Published by National Dairy Council in 1958

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It’s a book full of recipes tested by experience . . . cookery hints . . . camp tricks . . . outdoor merriment.

When you and your friends head for the wonderland of the great outdoors, everybody’s going to want to eat! You’ll get a real kick out of being able to produce a delicious outdoor meal – one that’s fun and easy to fix.

I’ve camped on the banks of the Yellowstone River—by the clear waters of Bright Angel Creek at the bottom of the Grand Canyon—on the picturesque shores of Lake Champlain. I’ve toted a pack across Death Valley—carried grub along the Mohawk—enjoyed bear stew in Michigan—venison steaks on winter trails. You never need be hungry on a camping trip. At the end of each day’s going there’s the cheerful cooking fire the fragrance of food steaming in the pot—of Hunter’s Biscuits ready in a jiffy and maybe spiced with fresh, wild berries. Find your campsite, build the right kind of a cooking fire, get a supply of water at hand, and fill the air with that irresistible smell of food cooking in the open. There’s nothing else like it – From the intro by the author

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Veal Birds / Benløse Fugler

A dinner recipe found in “What’s New in Cookery” published
by Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co in 1928

This dish was very popular among the people of the upper echelon
in Norway in the seventies. As I’m in no way part of that crowd I’m
not sure if they still serve it or if other dishes with similar confusing
names are more in vogue in those circles to day

Ted

Lowney’s Cook Book by Maria Willett Howard from 1907 in PDF

Lowney’s Cook Book

A new guide for housekeepers, especially intended as a full record
of delicious dishes sufficient for any well-to-do family, clear enough
for beginner, and complete enough for ambitious providers

prepared  by

one of the most experienced and successful teachers of cooking
in  the country, as the latest fruits of practical and scientific
knowledge of the art

Maria Willett Howard

Published by
The Walter M Lowney co.
486 Hanover Street, Boston
1907

The 370 page book is illustrated in beautiful
detailed colour illustrations and you can
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