Cooking

Cookbooks by Young Chefs and First Lady Michelle Obama

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A nationwide recipe contest for kids ages 8-12 that promotes cooking and healthy eating. Winning recipes were selected based on their healthfulness, taste, originality, affordability, and following USDA’s MyPlate recommendations.

MyPlate Eating Healthy Activities

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Use these clever activity sheets to find ideas and tips to build your healthy plate of food! Check out the play and learn nutrition games, videos and Web sites for additional downloads.

American Cookery

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The first known cookbook written by an American, published in 1796. Until this date, cookbooks printed and used in what became the U. S. were British cookbooks, so the importance of this book is obvious to American culinary history, and more generally, to the history of America.

Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes

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Chocolate and cocoa recipes and homemade candy recipes produced for Walter Baker & Co, the oldest producer of chocolate in the United States.

Domestic Cookery

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Domestic cookery, useful recipes, and hints to young housekeepers. The compiler of this book having entered early in life upon a train of duties was frequently embarrassed by her ignorance of domestic affairs.

Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures

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Major Joseph Tilden was in his time one of the most famous Bohemians and epicureans of the Pacific Coast. His friends have been trying to learn the culinary secrets, which made a repast of his devising so delicious. He had given his recipes to but few. One of the most favored of his old companions has given this complete collection of his recipes.

The Italian Cook Book

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The recipes are representative of the Cucina Casalinga of the peninsular Kingdom. One of the beneficial results of the Great War has been the teaching of thrift to the American housewife. For patriotic reasons and for reasons of economy, more attention has been bestowed upon the preparing and cooking of food that is to be at once palatable, nourishing and economical.

The Little Tea Book

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A glance through this book will show that the spirit of the tea beverage is one of peace, comfort, and refinement. A clever book about all things tea- Eastern and Western tea history, stories, culture, quotes, and even poetry. A good little read for tea lovers everywhere.

When Mother Lets Us Cook

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This is a book of simple recipes for little folk with important cooking rules in rhyme. It has a handy list with the materials and utensils needed for the preparation of each dish.