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Cookbook Genre
Books in the Cookbook genre:
Through a Glass Lightly (1897)
A celebration of wine, the title page by Rackham. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
T. T. Greg
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
The Comical Cruises of Captain Cooky (1926)
The captain of the Potsanpansy civilizes the savage Bombarees by teaching them how to bake sweets with Royal baking powder because "a feast is better than a fist". It also contains recipes.
Author(s):
Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Gertrude Kay
The Story of Bread (1927)
This book about the history of bread baking was part of a series of books associated the the City and Country School in New York. The dust jacket is by Lois Lenski.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Lois Lenski
The Story of Milk and How It Came About (1927)
A brief history of milk, one of a series of books sponsored by the City and Country School in New York.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Prudence & Peter: Their Adventures with Pots and Pans (1928)
Two twins learn to cook.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Robins
Octavia Wilberforce
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Story Book of Food (1933)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Things We Use (1933)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Vicomte in the Kitchenette (1934)
A cook book for those with titles but no income to support them.
Author(s):
Vicomte de Mauduit
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
Green and Gold: The Story of the Banana (1936)
The amazing story of how the banana became America’s favorite fruit.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
The Story Book of Foods from the Field (1936)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Rice (1936)
The story of the world’s most popular grain.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Sugar (1936)
The story of sugar and other sweet things.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheat (1936)
The staff of life - where it comes from, how we use it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Cheddar Gorge (1938)
A collection of essays by different authors on British cheeses.
Author(s):
John Collings Squire
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
The Country Kitchen (1938)
Author(s):
Della Lutes
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Second Book of Hundreds of Things a Girl Can Make (1942)
How to make everything from dolls to raffia. This is the second book of three, all by different authors.
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Indian Harvest: Wild Food Plants of America (1945)
An exploration of the wild foods growing in North America.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jannette May Lucas
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Ice Cream Is Good (1948)
An advertising piece for the National Dairy Council.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Harvest: Volume Two The Household (1950)
This is the second volume of a miscellany which is devoted to domestic subjects.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Et al
The Complete Book of Cheese (1955)
Everything you always wanted to know about cheese.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Bob Brown
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad