Cookbooks can be a fascinating way of learning
the history of a town.
My collection consists of 3 other cookbooks.
Household Digest and Cookbook
O.E.S.
(Order of the Eastern Star)
Raritan Chapter No. 58
1928/29
I was disappointed that this has generic recipes
which were produced for many other organization.
The saving grace of this book is its ads.
Telephone use was increasing at this time.
Phone numbers were 3 to 4 digits long, where as
in the Epworth Cookbook they were 1/2.
There were ads for
The Majestic, Strand, Crescent and Ditmas Theatres
Elizabeth Hardware Company
Greenspan Bros. Co.
Palace Hotel and Restaurant
Jack and Jill Shoppe
Fishkin Bros. (Was at 157 Smith St.)
And many others.
Hungarian Cookbook
Compiled and Revised by
The Women's Guild of the
Hungarian Reformed Church
331 Kirkland Place
First Edition 1961
Eighth Edition 1978
Cookbook is filled with many Hungarian Recipes
Mushroom Soup (Gomba Leves)
Pumpkin Soup ( Tok Laska)
Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage ( Toltott Kaposzta)
Chicken Paprikas (Paprikas Csirke)
and many more delicious recipes.
Historic Perth Amboy Cookbook
Waterfront Association to Effect Restoration
1983
Printed for Perth Amboy's 300 Years Anniversary Celebration
The first half of the book talks about the History of Perth Amboy.
The last half is filled with a variety of ethnic recipes from various
residents of Perth Amboy.
There are some pictures but no ads in the cookbook.
There are probably many other cookbooks produced by organizations
in Perth Amboy. Would love to find a Polish Cookbook.from Perth Amboy.
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