For your enjoyment is this nice cookbook titled The Victory Binding Of The American Woman's Cook Book. Wartime Edition. Edited by Ruth Berolzheimer Culinary Arts Institute. This is the thumb indexed edition.This one is rated a B. Has spots on covers and some wear to edges from shelving. The inside is nice with age coloring. For it's age it is pretty darn nice. Item # CB-222. ISBN #: N/A last shown Cr. 1943 # Of Pages: 816 plus wartime section. I love my copy of the Victory Cookbook. War time edition. I love my copy of the Victory Cookbook. War time edition. The Victory American Woman's Cookbook Wartime edition. The American Woman's Cook Book ed Ruth by TheMaineCoonCat on Etsy, $26.50 See more.
I have a 1943 printing of The American Woman's Cookbook. It's a 'Victory Binding' and 'wartime' edition. The back section includes a section titled 'Wartime Cookery', where it has menus for weeks using your rations and advice on how to make your food last, etc. This book is really great; while I will have to edit many of the recipes inside due to food allergy problems, I am looking forward to cooking out of it when I have time.Since I have several photos of it, I'll just post the links so you can click on them.
I have a 1964 edition of joy of cooking which was my grandfather's (held together with duck tape.)Some of the books I have here, many more are still at my mother's and I haven't pulled them out of the basement yet:The American Woman's Cookbook, 1939The United States Regional Cookbook, 1940 (same publisher & editor as above)most are later:Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook (first edition) 1950The Storecast Cookbook by Lily Wallace, 1951Holiday Candy & Cookie Book, 1954Farm Journal's Country Cookbook, 1959Some are older:Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book & Young Housekeeper's Assistant, 1850I also have random pamplets like 'How to Decorate Halls, Booths & Automobiles' from 1923. Pre-Cocoanut Grove, so it's all ridiculously flammable and you'd never get away with it today. Several years ago I gave a friend a book called 'Dinner in the Diner'.
It was a modern compilation of recipes used by various railroads in the golden age of rail travel. Some of the recipes were just plain unmakeable, but some were pretty cool.The Great Northern Railroad, which ran through the great state of Idaho, had about a 4 page set of instructions on how to bake a potato. And there was another fascinating recipe from the Southern Pacific Railroad for cantaloupe pie.Now that I think of it, I think I'll check the 'Bay and Alibris for a copy.Edit: They have it, for as low as $9.25. Author is Will Hollister. Click to expand.Or even vintage recipes from more modern cookbooks?Hoppin' John from The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American (1987)Ingredients:- 1/2 pound bacon cut in 1/2 in. Pieces- 1 cup rice- 1 cup black eyed peas- 1 med. Onion- 4 cup waterDirections:Put the peas and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer until the peas are tender, (Approx. Drain the peas, but save keep the water for later. Saute the bacon and onion until the onion is clear. Put the beans, bacon, onion, and rice into the saucepan with 2 1/2 cups of the saved water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, covered.
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Allow the dish to rest off the heat for 10 minutes before you lift the lid.So simple, but so so good. I'm terrible about actually following recipes.I generally compare 2-3 different recipes for the same dish, then make up some variation on my own. I probalby use the American Woman's Cookbook and the Farm Journal Cookbook the most as my starting point for classic dishes.Not a true vintage cookbook, but fantastic vintage/historic recipes: L.L.
Bean's book of New New England Cookery. Really good recipes, interesting historical facts and stories about recipes.probably one of my favorites, because so many of the recipes are timeless.