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  • Six Cups of Coffee

    "Six Cups of Coffee" is a delightful culinary exploration that brings together the talents of several renowned authors, each contributing their unique perspective on coffee and its cultural significance. The book features a variety of recipes, anecdotes, and insights that celebrate the beloved beverage. With contributions from notable figures like Helen Campbell and Marion Harland, readers are ... Read more

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  • Six Cups of Coffee

    Prepared for the Public Palate by the Best Authorities on Coffee Making

    In 'Six Cups of Coffee,' an anthology of rich narratives and culinary reflections, the warmth and aroma of coffee serve as the common thread weaving together a wide array of literary styles. Spanning genres from instructional essays to evocative personal anecdotes, this collection offers a nuanced examination of the social, cultural, and personal significance of coffee. The contributions highlight ... Read more

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  • Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping

    Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice

    by Miriam Lukken ...
    Mrs. Dunwoody is a character based on the author's great grandmother and other traditional Southern women who believe in the importance of making a house a home. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Choice Cuts

    A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History

    “Every once in awhile a writer of particular skills takes a fresh, seemingly improbable idea and turns out a book of pure delight.” That’s how David McCullough described Mark Kurlansky’s Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, a work that revealed how a meal can be as important as it is edible. Salt: A World History, its successor, did the same for a seasoning, and confirmed Kurlansky ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • How Carrots Won the Trojan War

    Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables

    by Rebecca Rupp ...
    Discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova's conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate. Rebecca Rupp tells the strange and fascinating history of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables. Gardeners, foodies, history buffs, and anyone who wants to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Breakfast

    A History

    Series series The Meals Series
    From corn flakes to pancakes, Breakfast: A History explores this “most important meal of the day” as a social and gastronomic phenomenon. It explains how and why the meal emerged, what is eaten commonly in this meal across the globe, why certain foods are considered indispensable, and how it has been depicted in art and media. Heather Arndt Anderson’s detail-rich, culturally revealing, and ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Hints on Cheese-Making (Illustrated)

    Introduction:The following pages comprise the series of articles which appeared, during the last season, in the columns of the Utica Morning and Weekly Herald. It is not claimed that they exhaust the several questions discussed; but it is believed that they constitute the most practical treatise on cheese-making that has yet appeared, and that they embrace the leading features and indicate the ... Read more

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  • Hints on Cheese-Making for the Dairyman, The Factoryman and the Manufactuer

    Hints on Making Cheese

    by T.D. Curtis ...
    Written in 1870 but still a good resource today on History and the art of cheesemaking. ... Read more

    $1.00 USD

  • The Hand-Book of Carving

    According to the unknown author, "Without a perfect knowledge of the art of Carving, it is impossible to perform the honor of the table with propriety; and nothing can be more disagreeable to one of a sensitive disposition, than to behold a person, at the head of a well-furnished board, hacking the finest joints, and giving them the appearance of having been gnawed by dogs."This slim volume ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Catharine Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s Guide

    Cooking with a Canadian Classic

    Series Book 241 - Carleton Library Series
    What did you eat for dinner today? Did you make your own cheese? Butcher your own pig? Collect your own eggs? Drink your own home-brewed beer? Shanty bread leavened with hops-yeast, venison and wild rice stew, gingerbread cake with maple sauce, and dandelion coffee - this was an ordinary backwoods meal in Victorian-era Canada. Originally published in 1855, Catharine Parr Traill’s classic The ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Cocoa and Chocolate: Their History from Plantation to Consumer

    Although there are several excellent scientific works dealing in a detailed manner with the cacao bean and its products from the various view points of the technician, there is no comprehensive modern work written for the general reader. Until that appears, I offer this little book, which attempts to cover lightly but accurately the whole ground, including the history of cacao, its cultivation and ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Things a Woman Wants to Know

    An Edwardian Housewife’s Guide to Life

    A charming book of handy hints for the new housewife, first published in the Edwardian era.It includes recipes, medical advice, fashion tips and the dangers that can lurk in the home (e.g. the unhealthiness of carpets and the poisonous colours of wallpaper).In this new edition, the most unusual entertaining pieces of advice have been collected together along with the charming contemporary ... Read more

    $7.19 USD