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Field name | Value |
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Reference | TX725.S6 U55 1910 |
Library/Archive | Michigan State University |
Title | Union cookery book |
Date | 1910 |
Collection | Africa |
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 | Cape Town, South Africa |
Publisher | Blue Flame Stove Co. |
Document Type | Printed Cookbook |
Theme | Global and Ethnic Cuisines |
Subjects | advertising industry stove stove oil oven |
Cuisine | South African cuisine |
Description | Book of recipes simple enough to be created during cooking demonstrations using an oil-powered stove/oven. Many recipes call for a coarse corn flour called 'mealie meal', which is a food staple in South Africa. Also includes sections featuring specific brands of ingredients such as Union self-rising flour, 'Snowflake self-rising flour', and 'Silverflakes'. |
Countries | South Africa |
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Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation © 2019, by the Michigan State University. All rights reserved. |