Woman's Institute library of cookery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (Scranton, Pa.)

Contributor:

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, American.

Penn Provenance:

Malgieri, Nick (donor) (Malgieri Collection copy)

Physical Description:

5 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Library of cookery.

Place of Publication:

Scranton, Pa. : The Institute, 1927.

Contents:

[1] Essentials of cookery, cereals, bread, hot breads

[2] Milk, butter, and cheese, eggs, vegetables

[3] Soup, meat, poultry and game, fish and shell fish

[4] Salads and sandwiches, cold and frozen desserts, cakes, cookies, and puddings, pastries and pies

[5] Fruit and fruit desserts, canning and drying, jelly making, preserving, and pickling, confections, beverages, the planning of meals.

Notes:

"The Woman's Institute Library of Cookery consists of five volumes that cover the various phases of the subject of cookery as it is carried on in the home ... Examination questions pertaining to the subject matter appear at the end of each section. These questions will prove helpful in a mastery of the subjects to which they relate ..."--Preface.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Nick Malgieri.

Cited in:

Axford, L.B. English language cookbooks, 1600-1973, p. 426; Brown, E. & B. Culinary Americana, 3943 (vol. 2).

OCLC:

11417975