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Field name | Value |
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Reference | TX715 .D325 |
Library/Archive | Michigan State University |
Title | A date with a dish: a cook book of American Negro recipes |
Author/Creator | De Knight, Freda |
Date | 1948 |
Collection | African American |
Collection Overview | There are over 200 African American cookbooks in the collection dating from the early 19th century to the present. The earliest is a first edition of Robert Roberts, The House Servant’s Directory (1827), the first cookbook written by a Black American and first book on any subject written by a Black American to have been printed by a commercial publisher. Additionally there are charity cookbooks, Black dialect items, and celebrity cookbooks. The collection is complemented by strong holdings in Caribbean cookery and African cookery. |
Place of Publication | New York, New York, USA |
Publisher | Hermitage Press, Inc |
Document Type | Printed Cookbook; Domestic Cookbook |
Theme | Food Preparation; Global and Ethnic Cuisines; Food, Race and Ethnicity |
Subjects | African American race cooking techniques recipes |
Cuisine | North American cuisine |
Description | Contains an introduction and preface: 'A non-regional cook book that would contain recipes, menus, and cooking hints from and by Negroes all over America'. Includes Spanish, Italian, French, Balinese and East Indian recipes. Includes a foreword by Gertrude Blair. |
Countries | United States of America |
Places | New York N.Y. |
Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation © 2020, by the Michigan State University. All rights reserved. |