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Apician Morsels; or, Tales of the Table, Kitchen, and Larder
212 pages
Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
355 pages
Receipts and home remedies manuscript book (Ms2000-092)
Nancy G. Figgat Recipe Book (Ms2000-092)
J. E. Cooley [New York] Advertising Broadside (Ms2012-007)
Single-page advertising flyer for J. E. Cooley, merchant, New York, NY, dated 1863. Flyer lists prices for a wide range of grocery items, including cheese, butter, fruits, grains, poultry and "sundries." Prices are handwritten alongside item…
Virginia Brewing Company Letter (Ms2013-075)
The Virginia Brewing Company letter was written on September 27, 1909 by Louis A. Scholz, President of the company, and Henry Scholz, Secretary and Treasurer of the company requesting support for anti-Prohibition laws in Virginia.
Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card (Ms2013-046)
The Myers Bros. and Co. Trade Card shows a Confederate soldier swapping tobacco with a Union soldier in exchange for a bag of coffee.
An Ideal Home Illustrated Scrapbook (Ms2013-026)
The collection consists of an illustrated scrapbook, detailing the set up for a household, possibly compiled for a new bride or a school assignment. Each room is mapped out and illustrated with magazine pictures and includes a price list of…
Print from Ivanhoe, Virginia, Moonshine Still Glass Plate (Ms2009-028)
The materials in the Ivanhoe, Virginia, Moonshine Still Glass Plate Collection include the glass plate and two black and white prints. The plate depicts a working still.
Cook Book published by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Jeffersonton M. E. Church South
PDF of 1913 cook book. 79 pages.
Frozen Dainties: Fifty Choice Receipts for Ice-Creams, Frozen Puddings, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Beverages, Sherbets, and Water Ices
Frosty Fancies
Andy and Vitamin A
Cindy and Vitamin C
Rudy and Iron
Susie and Calcium
Woman stirring apple butter
Nora Treece cooks apple butter
A Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen
Front and back cover pages only.
The Dietary Computer. Explanatory Pamphlet; the Pamphlet Containing Tables of Food Composition, Lists of Prices, Weights, and Measures, Selected Recipes for the Slips, Directions for Using the Same.
Selected pages from the book and supplement.
Hertford Receipt Book, 1800-1833 (Ms2008-027)
The Hertford Receipt Book is a recipe book written in Hertford, England (a county town of Hertfordshire) from 1800 to 1833. The recipes were documented by several people as handwriting changes throughout the volume. Some recipes are…
Sallie Wilson Recipe Book, n.d. (Ms2009-002)
This collection consists of a recipe book bearing the name of Sallie Wilson of Liberty, Virginia. The small book contains more than 100 recipes, mostly for various desserts (pies, cakes and puddings) and breads, but also for such fare as potato…
"Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book, n.d. (Ms2009-050)
A recipe book handwritten in German. The book is broken up into sections, but only about one-third contain recipes. Most of the recipes are in the "Backwerk" or "Baking" section. Some examples of recipes include: "Kartoffelsalat" (potato salad),…
"National Diary" Recipe Book, [1914?] (Ms2009-051)
A bound volume of recipes, handwritten or clipped from newspapers. The recipes are in no particular order and include main dishes, sides, and some breakfast items. The majority are dessert recipes. Some examples include "Grapenut pudding," "Deviled…
Here’s How: A Handbook of Recipes of Spirituous and Non-Spirituous Drinks Gathered from Authoritative Sources
39 pages
Healthful Hints to Young Mothers: Also to Invalids and the Aged...
18 pages
Lowenbach Brothers Price List (Ms2012-006)
The collection consists of an advertisement from the Lowenbach Brothers liquor distributors in Alexandria, Virginia, c.1910s. The flyer includes pricing for a range of liquors and spirits, apparently all mail order.
Dr. S. J. Sears' domestic receipt book
16 pages
Ms2013-028_HorsfordTradeCards
These are a few of the Horford Baking & Phosphate trade cards in the larger Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Ms2013-028_LibbyMcNeillTradeCards
This is a series of Shakespeare-inspired Libby, McNeill & Libby trade cards in the larger Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Ms2013-028_GarfieldTea
Garfield Tea (Stillman Remedies Co.) table top advertisement, 1880s, likely c.1885?
At the earliest, this item probably dates to around 1885, four years after the death of James A. Garfield. Produced by Stillman Remedies Co. Garfield Tea was a…
Ms2013-028_LawrencePrinting
J. F. Lawrence Printing Company (Chicago) prospectus
The J. F. Lawrence Printing Company operated at least from about 1890 until at least 1913. This prospectus includes samples and descriptions for patent medicine boxes, labels, and labels available…
Ms2013-028_ArmHammerTradeCards
Arm & Hammer (part of Church & Driwght Co.) produced multiple series of trade cards in the early 20th century, including ones featuring birds, flowers, and animals. These cards represent a few examples of much larger set of cards in the Culinary…
Ms2013-028_QuakerOatsTradeCards
In the late 19th century, Quaker Oats produced a series of collectible trade cards featuring lithograph landscapes and scenes from America. These two cards represent several held in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Ms2013-028_MellinsTradeCards
Mellin's Food Company produced baby food, as well as nutritional foods for invalids. These represent a few of the Mellin's trade cards in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Ms2013-028_EACraighill
This trade card for a sarsaparilla compound, was produced by a company based in Lynchburg, Va.
Ms2013-028_StoreyBunnell
These two trade cards were advertisements for Storey & Bunnell, who shipped oysters around the east coast of the United States in the early 20th century.
Ms2013_028_EagleBrand
Some companies have a long history. Eagle Brand (now part of Borden, Inc.), was advertising condensed milk for a variety of uses at least as early as 1885.
Food Curriculum Presentation
University of Missouri-Columbia Extension presentation, "Food Curriculum"
Series of eight Armour Packing Co. Trade Cards
Frozen Drumstick (I. C. Parker) wrapper
Cooking Suggestions for Hermitage Country Hams flyer
Sensational Foods poster
Poster includes nutrition information sheets for parents on the verso.
Versatile Vegetables poster
Drink mixer [activity card] / compliments of Nat M. Leff, boxing promoter . . .
A rare piece of Prohibition-era cocktailiana, presenting recipes for 72 concoctions listed alphabetically from Alexander to Woodstock, in a"slide rule format. This piece was distributed "compliments of Nat M. Leff, Boxing Promoter, boxers furnished…
Tolu Rock and Rye standing display
<p>Tolu Rock and Rye appears to have a short history of distribution between 1880 and 1881 (possibly a little later) as a patent medicine.</p> <p>Classification of the drink as a medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries…
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil Trade Card, [c.1875-1940?] (Ms2009-064)
While Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil was marketed until the 1940s and 1950s, the particular trade card in this collection most likely dates to the late Victorian era. The Victorian era is a period of time that directly corresponds with the reign of the…
Technology and Nutrition Presentation
Virginia Tech/Cooperative Extension Presentation
I've Been Working in the Kitchen Presentation
Virginia Tech/Cooperative Extension presentation
El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu, n.d. (Ms2015-040)
This collection contains an undated cocktail menu for the South Pacific Room of the El Mirador Hotel. The menu's cover depicts South Pacific art and the El Mirador Hotel name. On the inside the menu shows colorful depictions of the cocktails offered…
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