(American) Housekeepers’ Almanac and Family Receipt Book for the Year 1854. New Jersey with numerous wood engravings of

with numerous wood engravings of beer and soda making equipment

Louise Fazenda (prune cake)

until its demise in 1877

Printed white boards

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(American) Housekeepers’ Almanac and Family Receipt Book for the Year 1854. New Jersey with numerous wood engravings of36 pp. Illus. with woodcuts. Pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1854. Pre Civil War recipes for election cake, Washington cake, floating island, strawberry ice cream, Indian dumplings, rennet or wine custards, etc. A fascinating look at American foodways in the mid Nineteenth century. Dog earing to extremities, foxing, else near very good.