The Cookbook

Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Art Museum. Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Comb binding. Cover illustrations: Still LIfe (detail) James Wilson Peale. 9" X 9". 206 pp. Index. Illustrated. Unmarked, no loose pages, front cover creased, edges worn. From the Foreword "The visual and culinary arts are hardly strangers, for through the ages an appreciation of fine works of art and haute cuisine have often gone hand in hand. ...In preparing this publication we have chosen to reproduce a number of important art works... (Including) the rich holdings of Early American silver...vessels in which culinary achievements of the Colonial era were presented at table." Recipes with contributors names. Contents: Beverages; Appetizers; Soups; Fish; Poultry; Meats; Game; Cheese, Eggs, Pasta, Rice; Vegetables; Salads and Salad Dressings; Breads; Desserts; Cookies; Sandwiches and Sandwich Fillings; Condiments; Health Cereals and Candy; Herbs with a Light Touch; What About Wine?; Metric Measurement in Cooking; Index. A sampling from Salads and Salad Dressings: Avocado-Cucumber Mousse, Aspic with Artichoke Hearts, and Salad Grand Duchess Marie. A sampling from Beverages: Edenwold Dandelion Wine, Kahlua "A fraction of the cost of store-bought", Sellman's Eggnog, Summer Rum Punch, and Tomato Juice. ; 8vo .