THE ART OF COOKING AND SERVING

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THE ART OF COOKING AND SERVING

Entry/Object ID

96.64.1.2

Description

Book: "The Art of Cooking and Serving" by Sarah Field Splint (Cincinnati: Proctor and Gamble, 1930), 252 pp. A hardcover book, without dust jacket, with a cream or off-white color cover. The front of the cover has five illustrations of cooking and eating with the title and author's name in a shield at upper center. There are three illustrations on the back cover of cooking and eating. The spine is blank. The book has chapters on table service, cooking equipment, recipes for a variety of foods, seasonal and special occasion menus, and time tables and charts. There are many photographs in the book, which contains 549 recipes. The book is in poor condition with the spine separating from the cover, discoloration of some pages, and many stains and wear on the cover. None

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Search Terms

Documentary Artifact, Books, Proctor and Gamble [Firm], Cookery, American, Table setting and decoration, Cookware

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Books