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1915A well-preserved copy of this most charming vintage Canadian cook book, first published in 1913. 142 pages. Several colour photos. All coupons present. "A manual of good recipes carefully chosen from the contributions of over two thousand successful users of Five Roses Flour throughout Canada. Also contains useful notes on the various classes of good things to eat, all of which have been carefully checked and re-checked by competent authority" - from title page. Moderate wear and soiling for a cookbook of this era. Hand-written recipes on last two pages. Last leaf (pages 143-144) missing, presumably to remove additional handwritten recipes. Binding intact. A wonderful piece of Canadiana which will surely serve as a heart-warming gift. (For additional publishing history see page 137 of Driver, Q79.2.) Book
1955This copy undated but appears to be circa 1950s. No indication of any earlier printings. 24 pages. Index. Yummy vintage colour illustrations. "Using one of nature's enzymes, Junket completely transforms milk in a few minutes' time to a delicate, custard-like consistency. There is no gelatine or cornstarch in Junket. No eggs - no cooking." - from page 2. Includes recipes such as Chocolate Junket with Bananas, Coffee Junket with Whipped Cream and Cherry, Raspberry Marshmallow Surprise, Junket Orange Peach Freeze, and many more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound and pleasing copy. Book
194368 pages. Index. Apparently intended to help Canada's wartime homemakers prepare healthy and tasty box lunches for their war-plant-working husbands. Promotes the use of Appleford foodsaving products such as Para-Sani waxed paper, Canapar cookery parchment and Presto Pack waxed tissue. Includes nostalgic page of colour illustrations of these products. Contents include: The Art of Sandwich-Making Simplified; Packing Tips for the Carry-Along Lunch; 196 Suggested Sandwich Fillings; Recipes for Patries for the Lunch Box and Home Table; Recipes for Cookies, Cakes and Sweet Loaves; Recipes for Dishes with Sauces; Recipes for Biscuit Dough and Sweet or Savory Left-Overs; Meat Recipes; Croquette Recipes; Timbale Recipes; Souffle Recipes; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear and soiling. Binding tight. A quality copy of this wonderful and uncommon Canadian WWII-era dietary item. Bibliographic Reference: Driver O1065.1 Book
197052 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1970. Includes vintage ads for local businesses. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
197092 pages. A cookbook compiled by the loyal volunteers of the Women's Auxiliary to Port Hardy Hospital. Undated but appears to be circa 1970. Includes brief history of the Women's Auxiliary, founded in 1963, and vintage ads for local businesses. Unmarked with above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1983171 pages. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Seton Villa is a non-profit supportive housing project for seniors, located in Burnaby, B.C. Book
192248 pages. Index. Charming cookbook from early last century. Heavily worn and soiled. Textblock taped to covers. A worthy vintage copy. Bibliographic Reference: Driver NP7.1 Book
1950168 pages. Features: Why are farmers joining labor unions?; How we feed our champion carlots - Karl Hoffman north of Ida Grove, IA; 4-H is our best salesman abroad - large Austrian presence; Surface drainage can double yields - Ashtabula, OH; Peas and wheat and politics - Elvon Hampton of Idaho's Palouse; Farmer recipes for home-cured ham; Titan of trees - the redwood; Brooder pens for calves at the Intermountain Institute Farm, Weiser, ID; 75 million acres get a new lease on life - killing mesquite in the southwest range country; It pays to know your soil; How to start a dairy herd; Mrs. Ruth S. Wedgworth farms on a large scale in the Florida Everglaes; and more. Bit of writing on ad on page 3, otherwise clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
198164 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Provices local recipes and the history behind them. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Note: ISBN number stated in book, 0859831221 may be incorrect, Book
1931[i-ii], [1-3] 4-159 [160-162] pages. "A new, thoroughly revised and enlarged edition, containing a selection of well tested recipes together with a number of cooking pointers of value and service to all housekeepers." - subtitle. Unmarked. Binding intact. Above-average external soiling and wear. One of the three coupons on last page neatly removed. Part of backstrip missing, balance secured with archival tape. A worthy copy of this uncommon edition. Bibliographic reference: Driver Q55.18. Book
1963456 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "These luscious, family-tested recipes are practical, nutritious and economical. Whether you are an expert in the kitchen or tomorrow's bride, they can be your best guide to good eating." - page 1. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
194352 pages. Features: Undersea Killer - Photo-illustrated article on Germany's Grand Admiral and U-boat commander Karl Doenitz,; So This is Ottawa - Mary Lowrey Ross visits Ottawa for the first time; Science in a Red Coat - photo-illustrated article on how the R.C.M.P. are harnessing science to get their man; Music While You Work - brief article explains how it reduces worker fatigue and absenteeism; Lord Louis Mountbatten - Man of Mystery; Propaganda Maestro - photo-illustrated article on John Grierson, Commissioner of Canada's National Film Board (N.F.B.); Commandos Attack - the inside story of the parachute raid on Italy and the attack on Rommel's house in Africa; Corps Commander E.W. Sansom Moves Fast - A brief biography of this important WWII figure by Scott Young; Housing Headache - photo-illustrated article explaining housing hardship created by the war effort; Page of 'compact' recipes intended for wives confined to living on one-room Fiction: There Lies Magic, by Minta Meier; The Raiders (conclusion), by Norman Collins. Nice illustrated Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad inside front cover includes map indicating their domestic routes. One-page CN/CP ad shows wealthy lady mailing letter to her serviceman son - to be delivered by train. One-page Caterpillar shows huge dozer working in war zone above the caption "Coming At You, Schicklgruber!" (Hitler). Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the fine pianos of Heintzman & Co. of Toronto. Excellent half-page colour Pepsi ad inside back cover shows bearded sailor imbibing beneath cartoon of skinny-dipping boys. Back cover Good Year ad features excellent evening illustration of bombs being loaded into the bomb bays of a Lancaster(?) for a night bombing run somewhere over Europe. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this particularly excellent vintage wartime issue. Book
1974200 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Baird spent three years exploring the heritage of Canadian cooking, delving into old cookbooks and collecting recipes treasured and handed down by families of fine cooks. The results should surprise and delight people who think that Canadian cooking means nothing more than roast beef and overcooked vegetables." - dust jacket. Small hand-written date atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
197628 pages. Features: Betty Lee - "How I kicked the movie habit"; The Homesteaders - they opened up the west (photo-illustrated pioneer anecdotes); Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1977 Ford Pickup Trucks features red and white model in manly fishing locale; The Bank of Beaux Arts - Since 1972 it's been given $1 million/year to purchase contemporary Canadian art and rent it to other government departments; Rewards of a Word Dealer - Novelist R. Lance Hill; Bedtime snack recipes. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
197582 pages. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Undated but appears to be circa 1975. A worthy copy of this nice local keepsake. Book
193487 pages. Index. Color photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this nice 1930s compilation of everyday dishes for the everyday table. Book
1996124 pages. Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this delightful compilation. Book
1975139 pages. Gift greetings inside front cover. Some markings to contents. Binding intact. Above-average wear and soiling but still a worthy working copy. Book
19301930 First Edition. ix, [1], 128 pages. Index. Seven pages of black and white photographic plates, one of which is secured in place with archival tape. "Written for the home candy-maker who wishes to make something better than the average homemade candy; also for those who wish to make candy of a professional type yet not in large amounts." - Preface. Unmarked. Binding somewhat tender. Somewhat above-average wear to blue cloth-covered boards. A worthy copy of this charming vintage candy recipe book. Book
1959139 pages. "A unique collection of tested recipes from many of Victoria's leading citizens." - front cover. Includes: Appetizers, Beverages, Cakes, Quick Breads, Cookies, Main Dishes, Desserts - Pies, Desserts - Puddings, Salads, and Soups. Undated but appears to be a 1959 follow-up edition to the 1947 printing of "The Pot 'O Gold" described by Driver at B132.1 on page 1141. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1985216 pages. Index. Nice black and white illustrations. A sampling of the chapters includes: Hints for Meats, Casseroles & Ground Meats, Hints for Breakfast and Lunch, Macaroni, Dumplings and Vegetables, Bread, Bannock & Biscuits, Cakes, Pies & Tarts; and much more. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy which is sure to add gastronomic pleasure to your next hunt. Book
1962359 pages. Index. Flexible cream-coloured faux leather covers. Compiled 'with the co-operation of the world's greatest chefs, cooks and recipe makers." - title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1954A lovely copy of this, the third revised edition of the 1932 first edition. 239 pages. Index. Colour photos. Illustrated green boards. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Remarkably well preserved. Bibliographic reference: Driver O771.4. Book
1978xiv, 335 pages. Index. Color photos. "Here at last the legendary Madame Benoit opens the door to the kitchen in her own home, at Noirmouton, her sheep farm near Sutton in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She tells of her own cultural heritage, in which food has played such a large part, enriched by her own studies and travel. A practical and valuable cook book with fascinating sections on Herbs and Spices, Beverages, Soups, Salads, Breads, Cereals (including her granola recipes), Egg and Cheese dishes, Fish, Meat, and Poultry, Vegetables, and much more." - dust jacket. Prior owner's details handwritten inside front board, otherwise book tight and unmarked with average wear. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this lovely and nostalgic Canadian cookbook. Book
193336 pages. Nice colour illustrations. "This little book is sent to you in the hope that among its recipes you will find many new and tasty dishes. My own favorte recipes are contained herein, one hundred of them, and I can promise that you will find them all thoroughly practical." - author. This is a 1933 printing of the 1930 first edition. Above-average soiling and wear. A worthy vintage copy of this charming vintage cookbook. [Driver O660.4] Book
