Oldest known cookbook in existence offers readers a clear picture of what foods Romans ate, how they prepared them. Actual recipes — from fig fed pork and salt fish balls in wine sauce to pumpkin Alexander style, nut custard turnovers and rose pie. 49 illustrations.
Austrian Cooking and Baking by Gretel Beer 302 authentic recipes offer the best in Austrian home cooking: beef broth with dumplings, potato soup, kalbsgulash, four kinds of schnitzel and more, including 171 dessert recipes.
Early American Cookery: "The Good Housekeeper," 1841 by Sarah Josepha Hale Engagingly written volume filled with scores of nutritious recipes and wide-ranging suggestions for the mid-19th-century housekeeper. Includes advice on selecting and preparing foods, health tips, cleaning accessories, dealing with help, and more.
The Book of Edible Nuts by Frederic, Jr. Rosengarten This fascinating look at the natural history of nuts examines their evolution in the world's food supply, and their botany, ecology, and cultivation. Tasty recipes and 370 photographs and illustrations.
Secrets of New England Cooking by Ella Shannon Bowles, Dorothy S. Towle 800 "receipts" combine Early American cookery, Native American food, and continental influences: Vermont beef and kidney pie, oxbow Indian pudding, Down-East sour milk doughnuts, more.
