Cookbook with hand-drawn picture of a woman reading a cookbook with a cat, 1900-1920
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1920
Extent
From the Collection: 10.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
On the cover there is an original color drawing of a woman in the kitchen reading a cookbook while working over her kitchen table with her pet cat(?) at her feet. There are 28 pages of which 14 are written. Recipes include: Savory Toast, Stuffed Eggs, Concordia Fried Potatoes, Supper Muffins, Ham Cakes, Pepper Hash, Divinity Pie, Butterscotch Pie, Vanilla Wafers, Date Sticks, Lazy Cake, Apple Roll, Maple Divinity, Peanut Brittle
Physical Description
Recipes are loose in folder, with two stamped holes on top. Also has loose red and white string that likely used to tie the item together.
Dimensions
(4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.; 11.5 x 16.55 cm.)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu