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Compliments of Standard Rice Company, Inc., Millers of Rice Since 1902Preserve for the Future - $350 This promotional recipe booklet is a striking adverstisment for White House Cereals. Most likely published in the late 1930's, the front cover is fashioned as a 3-D commercial food carton while the back cover displays their full product line. Bright yellow and die-cut, this booklet was...Read More |
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Dr. Chase's Recipes, or, Information for EverybodyBuild and Access the Collection - $350 Alvin Wood Chase (1817-1885) was a travelling physician, salesman, author, and self-made man. He dispensed remedies all over America during the late nineteenth century, collecting recipes and domestic tips from the people he met along the way. His self-published books became celebrated U.S....Read More |
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How to Mix DrinksBuild and Access the Collection - $3,000 Collecting and standardizing what had been until then a hodge-podge of oral traditions and regional customs, this was the first recipe book for mixed drinks published in the United States. Jeremiah Thomas (1830-1885) was a bartender who owned various saloons in New York City and worked...Read More |
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Joyce Chen Cook BookBuild and Access the Collection - $300 In late 1966, a new show made its debut on public television – Joyce Chen Cooks. It was the first nationally syndicated cooking show in America hosted by a woman of color, and it was filmed on the same set as Julia Child's well-known show, The French Chef. For many viewers, Joyce Chen Cooks...Read More |
