American Cooking for English Homes

Fulcher, Edith

Published by Thornton Butterworth, London, 1928

About this Item

First UK Edition Thus. Originally published in 1925 under the title 'What Shall We Eat'. Publisher's blue boards with black lettering to the spine with author, title and publisher's logo blind-stamped to the front board. A VG+ copy (a neat, tiny name in ink to the front free end-paper in a fine dustwrapper. A lovely copy. From a British Library blog from 2018: "In 1928, Edith Fulcher published American Cooking for English Homes, a recipe book 'sent into the world as a home missionary to fill a long-felt want': to modernise British cooking. The cookbook aimed to provide simple and economical recipes, bringing American recipes to English households. Fulcher advises housewives tired of cooking the same thing every day to explore the cookery of other nations for inspiration and for money saving tips. In her preface, Fulcher argues that America's cuisine is varied and cosmopolitan thanks to its immigrant population, and describes the growing importance of vegetables in the modern American diet: 'The modern tendency is toward lighter meals and a vegetable diet, substituting salads, eggs and vegetables for meat. It is certainly more economical and a pleasant change from the once ubiquitous hot joint'". The book contains a wonderful recipe for Banana Salad Sandwiches. An important cookery book in outstanding condition. Photographs/scans available upon request. Seller Inventory # 355490723240

Bibliographic Details

Title: American Cooking for English Homes

Publisher: Thornton Butterworth, London

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hard Cover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket