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Field name | Value |
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Reference | TX715 .M246 1939 |
Library/Archive | Michigan State University |
Title | Recipes and domestic service; the Mahammitt school of cookery |
Author/Creator | Mahammitt, Mrs Sarah Helen Tolliver |
Date | 1939 |
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 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
Document Type | Printed Cookbook; Domestic Cookbook |
Theme | Food Preparation; Global and Ethnic Cuisines; Food, Race and Ethnicity; Education and Cooking Schools |
Subjects | cooking techniques recipes market baking animal products seafood vegetables condiments desserts ice cream confectionery commodity: bread fruit domestic service gender: female household service (serving) table setting and decoration entertainment catering etiquette |
Cuisine | American cuisine |
Description | Includes foreword. Book is split into 4 sections: 1. Novice cooks 2. Advanced recipes 3. Domestic service 4. Catering. Includes etiquette tips as well as recipes. |
Countries | United States of America |
Places | Omaha Nebraska |
Additional Information | Includes blank pages for "Additional recipes". |
Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation © 2020, by the Michigan State University. All rights reserved. |