1909-1958 A Collection of Economical Recipe Books

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Seven volumes. This set contains: Choice Dishes at Small Cost, 1909. First edition. Illustrated with four plates. Collated complete. A delightful collection of simple recipes for even the beginner cook, with guides to cleanliness, washing up, and how to select economical produce. Written by Arthur Gay Payne, who also wrote under the pseudonym Phillis Browne, an English sports editor and writer on cookery. The One Maid Cookery Book, 1913. Popular edition. Specially written for the modern conditions of homes with only one maid or no maid at all, with instructions for all manner of recipes and home remedies. Written by A. E. Congreve, a British cookbook writer. How to Cook in Casserole Dishes, 1915. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive guide to cooking in casserole dishes with an assortment of different recipes to try at home from rabbit en casserole to lobster Newburg. Written by Marion Harris Neil, a Scottish writer and editor. Health for All Wartime Recipe Book, 1945. Very scarce work. An informative collection of recipes, in which the author instructs women on how to feed their families and children on wartime rations. Including sections on protein dishes, invalid cookery, and preserving foods. Written by Margaret Y. Brady. Onions Without Tears: A Collection of Intriguing Recipes, 1951. First edition. With illustrations throughout by Margaret Ayer, an American author and self-illustrator of six books for children. An extraordinary work exploring the value and versatility of onions, with guides to the fundamentals of onion cooking, recipes with other vegetables, the onion abroad, and much more. Written by Jean Bothwell, an American writer and missionary. Marguerite Patten's Cake and Biscuit Book, 1952. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-five plates. Collated complete. A charming guide to baking with specific reference to cakes and biscuits, providing a collection of simple recipes and tips for the basic processes involved. Written by Marguerite Patten, a British home economist, food writer and broadcaster. Doris Archer's Farm Cookery Book, 1958. First edition. An invaluable book of family recipes of exciting and unusual dishes from farmhouse pickles to preserves and wines. Written by Gwen Berryman, a British actress and writer known for her role as Doris Archer from the BBC radio series The Archers.