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The Service Cook Book Number One
Cookbook by Nation's leading Homemaker.
wirebound (patent pending)
First published January 1, 1933
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Ida Bailey Allen
81 books1 followerIda Cogswell Bailey Allen (January 30, 1885 – July 16, 1973) was an American author who was once popularly known as "The Nation's Homemaker," writing more than 50 cookbooks. She was described as "The original domestic goddess" by antique cookbook experts Patricia Edwards and Peter Peckham.
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March 10, 2009
A cookbook especially published for distribution by F.W. Woolworth in 1933 and written by the nation's leading homemaker, Ida Bailey Allen.
This was written at the height of the depression, but not once in the book does she discuss "these hard times." Never is there a mention of cutting costs,or using cheaper cuts of meat.
Mrs. Bailey was a dietitian by training and the whole focus of her food philosophy was balance. Since the book was especially published for the Woolworth Co., this was a book aimed at the everywoman. Each recipe is a solid look into the kitchen and life of the woman and household of 1932 (when the book was actually written).
The recipes are refreshing in that I could prepare 2/3 of the recipes in the book in this moment with just what I have in my larder. Not one recipe calls for Salsa or chili powder, nor do I have to make a trip to the latino mercado to buy a special ingredient. These are simple, wholesome recipes. Plus she speaks eloquently of the menu planning. Just slapping food on the table does not a meal make. She harks again to balance.
This is a book well worth the read to get back to the simple elegance of being in the kitchen.
This was written at the height of the depression, but not once in the book does she discuss "these hard times." Never is there a mention of cutting costs,or using cheaper cuts of meat.
Mrs. Bailey was a dietitian by training and the whole focus of her food philosophy was balance. Since the book was especially published for the Woolworth Co., this was a book aimed at the everywoman. Each recipe is a solid look into the kitchen and life of the woman and household of 1932 (when the book was actually written).
The recipes are refreshing in that I could prepare 2/3 of the recipes in the book in this moment with just what I have in my larder. Not one recipe calls for Salsa or chili powder, nor do I have to make a trip to the latino mercado to buy a special ingredient. These are simple, wholesome recipes. Plus she speaks eloquently of the menu planning. Just slapping food on the table does not a meal make. She harks again to balance.
This is a book well worth the read to get back to the simple elegance of being in the kitchen.
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