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The California special cook book deluxe / compiled by members of the Monrovia Woman's Club and their friends.
LIBRA - Blank Collection TX715.2 .C34 1926 Blank copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooking, American.
- Cooking, American--California style.
- Cooking--California--Monrovia.
- Cooking.
- California--Monrovia.
- Penn Provenance:
- Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)
- Physical Description:
- [3]-203, [7] pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Cook book de luxe
- Cook book deluxe
- Place of Publication:
- Monrovia, California : [Monrovia Woman's Club], 1926.
- Contents:
- Breakfast
- Bread
- Luncheon Dishes
- Canapes and Cocktails
- Soups
- Fish-Shellfish
- Meats and Poultry
- Vegetables
- Salads
- Salad Dressings
- Pies
- Puddings
- Pudding Sauces
- Cold Desserts
- Cookies and Small Cakes
- Cakes and Icings
- Icings
- Beverages
- Setting the Table: Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner, Serving the Luncheon
- California Fruits
- Pickles and Relishes
- Sandwiches
- Candies
- Fireside Suppers
- Camping
- Picnicking
- A List of Proportions for Large Affairs
- Helpful Hints
- Proper Food Combinations
- Notes:
- Recipes attributed.
- Local and national advertisements interspersed throughout.
- Blank pages with the heading: "Memorandum" on p. [1]-[7] at end.
- Original color illustrated tan paper covers designed by Edna A. Chess.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.
- Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.
- Kislak copy has ms. annotation "Priscilla N. M---?. Purchased in Monrovia, California April 1956 through the kindness of Mrs. Laurie Browne and Mrs. Walker."
- OCLC:
- 228693047
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