Check it out:
The Feeding America collection out of Michigan State University Libraries has a collection of historical cookbooks available to view in their entirety online.
They are so charming! Check out some of the titles:
- Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent
- The Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Afraid of Economy
- Practical Sanitary and Economic Cooking Adapted to Persons of Moderate and Small Means
- What Mrs. Fisher Know About Southern Cooking, Soups, Pickles, Preserves, Etc. …
Enjoy!
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I love “Cooking for the the convalescent”!! I wonder if there is a market for it’s follow-up “Nourishment for Shut-Ins” or what about “Cooking for the Criminally Insane” ? So many markets to target!