A Book of Recipes for the Cooking School [First Edition]

Alberta Lyford, Carrie

Published by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1921

About this Item

Rare first edition of this pivotal cooking instruction volume. Copyrighted August, 1921 by Carrie Alberta Lyford, Hampton, Virginia. Mustard brown cloth boards, black cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump, rub, discoloration. Pages generally good, interior clean with attractive toning; few at front and back with areas of tanning, discoloration, missing material at front endpaper, corner chip at back page. Pencilled recipe notation at front pastedown and adjacent endpaper; also few lines noted at end of index. Moderate toning, discoloration to text block. Bind good, square; hinges reinforced. Near good first edition with unique importance. A very elementary and accessible no frills basics of many surprising preparations, confections, drinks, condiments, etc. without verbose explanation and details. All with the real, natural unadulterated ingredients. That is, if one can still apprehend such goodness in the modern state of corporate chemicals. Carrie Alberta Lyford was the director of the Home Economics School at Hampton, the historic African-American and Native American College. She spent her life in the field of home economics and wrote extensively on American Indian crafts. The present book might well be compared very favorably with Mrs. Rombauer's "Joy of Cooking" for it is clear, concise, and includes almost anything a novice cook might need to know. Lyford was also the Specialist in Home Economics for the United States Bureau of Education. "This book of recipes is prepared for the use of the many teachers and students of cooking who feel the need of standard recipes for the every-day dishes with directions simply and concisely stated." -from Introduction. The purpose of this book was to teach Americans, particularly young women, to cook. 299 pages with XVIII page index. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Book of Recipes for the Cooking School [First Edition]
• Publisher: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia
• Publication Date: 1921
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good