Three Mid 20th century Mexican Manuscript Cookbooks

Mexico, 1956. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 3 manuscript cookbooks in notebooks all by Maria G. de la Parra. One dated 1956, the others of very similar dates. One with browning in the center and edges, but not affecting legibility, scattered browning to another, generally very clean. One with 40 numbered pages, written on both sides, 2 blank and one nearly so, the rest with between 1 and 4 recipes per page. One with 25 pages, mostly on one side, a few illustrated, a number of recipes stretching past a page. The last with 25 pages of recipes and four recipes laid in.

A nice group with recipes for: Lengua rellena, ngokis a la Romana, empanada de almendra, jalletina de Jamaica (a note at the rear indicates that some of the jalletina's come from Josefina Vasquez de Leon's 1947 cookbook), pan de almidon, chilaquiles, lomo de puerco enchiladas, huevos guisados. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000404.