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Discover practical, time‑tested recipes and home remedies from a 19th‑century kitchen guide. This edition bridges cooking instructions with health advertisements, offering step‑by‑step soups, breads, puddings, and desserts, plus tips on keeping teeth and improving digestion. It blends everyday cooking with family‑friendly recipes and familiar product notes from Hood & Co.
Inside you’ll find hands‑on instructions for making beef, tomato, and pea soups; brown breads and various cakes; puddings, sauces, and breakfast treats. The book emphasizes simple, hearty methods and adapting recipes to taste, with notes on timing and texture to help beginners and experienced cooks alike.
Also included are short, historical style testimonials and product notes for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Tooth Powder, reflecting the era’s kitchen‑bench science and household care. The content aims to be useful, approachable, and comforting for home cooks today who enjoy a glimpse into culinary and medicinal practices of the period.
- Step‑by‑step soup and stock preparation for flavorful, affordable meals
- Dozens of breads, cakes, puddings, and dessert ideas with practical methods
- Simple yeast and breakfast bread guidance alongside practical cooking tips
- Occasional promotional notes that illustrate 19th‑century household remedies
Ideal for readers of historical cookbooks, family cooks who enjoy vintage recipes, and anyone curious about how kitchens sounded and worked in the era.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the culinary and medical practices of the late 19th century. Blending practical recipes with testimonials and advertisements, the author creates a unique snapshot of daily life and health concerns during that era. Readers will discover a collection of recipes for soups, breads, cakes, and puddings, reflecting the tastes and ingredients available at the time. Interspersed among these recipes are testimonials praising the effectiveness of Hood's Sarsaparilla, a popular patent medicine of the day, in treating a variety of ailments, including scrofula, salt rheum, and indigestion. These testimonials, often from local residents, offer insights into the health challenges faced by individuals and families and highlight the reliance on patent medicines before the advent of modern pharmaceuticals. The book's thematic depth lies in its exploration of the intersection between food, health, and advertising. It reveals the ways in which food was understood not only as sustenance but also as a means of promoting well-being. Furthermore, the inclusion of testimonials and advertisements showcases the marketing strategies employed by pharmaceutical companies in the late 19th century. Ultimately, this book's insights shed light on the evolving relationship between food, health, and consumer culture, offering valuable historical context for understanding present-day attitudes towards these interconnected domains. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781334224003_0
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