[Cookbook] Helen R. Rohm, Circa. 1950

Item — Volume: US 50

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: Circa. 1950

Extent

From the Collection: 10.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

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Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

This book was compiled by Helen R. Rohm of Woodstock, Illinois, circa 1930-1940. The recipes are handwritten with a few pasted in from newspapers. Recipes include: Sour Cream Cookies, Drop Cakes, Jumbles, Soft Molasses Cookies, Salad Dressing, Five-minute Cherry Pudding, Salvation Army Doughnuts, French Cake, Chilla Sauce, Christmas Bread, Uncooked Fudge, 24 hr. salad. NOTE: The most interesting page in the book is page 180 that deals with the "Virtures of the Potatoe": to remove mud stains, cleaning silk, to keep hands soft and smooth, remove tea and coffee stains from table linen.

Physical Description

There are 182 pages of which 70 are written. Some clippings sew onto pages with red and white thread. Hard covers covered with thin red leather, 'Cash Book' in gilt on front. Leather on spine missing.