Adapted from the white house cook book stay safe and healthy. Written with recipes used at the white house but the book was written for the home cook. The whitehouse cookbook 1887 cooking, toilet and household recipes, menus, dinnergiving, table etiquette, care of the sick, health suggestions, facts worth knowing, etc. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. If youve never seen the white house cook book you are in for a treat. Gillette, the saalfield publishing company, new york, ohio and chicago, 1903. Shaken, with cracks at hinges, rubbed edges, soiled boards, otherwise very good. Antique 1900 white house cook book new enlarged edition. The white house cook book 1887 edition by fanny lemira.
The white house cook book an antique cookbook jayaycee. Value of a 1900 white house cook book by hugo zieman and mrs. It was written by hugo zieman, steward of the white house, and mrs. Scholarly communication is located on the fourth floor of carol m. The book is comprised of recipes, cooking techniques, etiquette instruction, household care, and cleanliness tips used in the white house. White house cookbook original 1890 s recipes centennial revised edition updated. White house cook book, 19 the white house cook book.
Start studying chapter 21 progressivism from grass roots to the white house 18901916. The white house in 1840 white house historical association. The white house cookbook history my vintage cookbook. It also includes several newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and recipes, and a black and white photograph of a house. In king gillettes time, men shaved using a long blade that would dull after a few weeks, and was then resharpened with a leather strop. In the next edition, white house steward, hugo ziemann contributed to the book. May 02, 2014 i have a white house cookbook published by saalfield publishing co. Cracking to the sides and top and bottom of spine exposing webbing. It became a best seller and was wanted by all ladies. Title cook in white house kitchen contributor names johnston, frances benjamin, 18641952, photographer. Johnson had been the harrisons cook in indianapolis and was called to the white house sometime around 1890 to replace french chef, madame petronard, conrad says. White house cookbook original 1890s recipes centennial revised edition updated.
Editions for the white house cook book 1887 edition. Farm labor average wages by state, 18661909 tables 11 on pages 2931 show average wages with and without board. Many scholarly communications activities have spunoff into their own departments, such as vt publishing and digital imaging and preservation services, and digital library development. The title of this book is the original white house cook book, 1887 edition and it was written by f. Top 10 most collectible cookbooks cookbook village. Large cream colored hardcover with beautiful silver lettering and embellishments. It was published by the werner company ottenheimer publishers and has a total of 570 pages in the book. Anyway, just be advised that if you are looking for an enjoyable read about culinary traditions in the white house, purchase the original book and not this updated version.
The project gutenberg ebook of the white house cookbook, by. The white house cook book 1899 edition open library. Twentyfour wagon loads of old furniture and junk from the white house were sent to warehouse and sold in 1882. This 1899 edition was complied by hugo zieman, steward of the white house, and mrs. The unique history within our walls tells the stories of the wickwire family, their servants, and the factory workers who toiled in wickwire wire mills factory. In 1837, president van buren decorated the oval parlor with a blue color scheme. White house cook book a selection of choice recipes original and selected, during a period of forty years practical housekeeping by f. This weekend we moved all the cookbooks to a new bookcase that is upstairs, near the kitchen, i used to bring hubby tshirts, but often they didnt fit right hes too msucled for a l, but an xl swims on him. The binding is completely loose, the pages are worn and tear easily and i have to be incredibly gentle when handling it. White house cookbook by f l gillette, hugo ziemann, patti. The paperback of the the original white house cook book, 1887 edition by f. A guide to american vintage cookbooks estate sale blog. This 1887 edition of the white house cook book is 123 years old.
In the early 1900s, cookbooks changed with the invention and availability of new kitchen technology. Cooking, etiquette, menus and more from the executive estate 1887 edition f. Geil and hugo ziemann 1996, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. A delicious recipe from the 1905 white house cookbook for baking powder biscuits. This book was originally written in 1887 but this is the 1894 edition. Value of a 1900 white house cook book by hugo zieman and mrs f. Arthur, president from 1881 to 1885, found no charm in the white house and called on louis c. Gillette, a celebrated 19thcentury cookbook author, published by the saalfield publishing company, new york, in 19. The very first white house cook book was published in 1887 by a lady named fanny lemia gillette. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The course paper pages are yellowed and slightly brittle, so care must be taken when the book is used. Inside are recipes for cosmestics to cleaners, howtos on hospitality to child rearing. I got the white house cookbook on one of my last trips to dc, and have paged through it once or twice. Original 1890s recipes complete with lowfat, no fat, quick and great tasting modern versions. Scholarly communication is a dynamic landscape, and we are continually evolving. I have a white house cookbook published by saalfield publishing co. Interesting information about the white house, menus served on special occasions, views of the interior of the white house, and portraits of all the ladies of the white house to the point of this 1887 edition book. Digitized rare books virginia tech scholarly communication. The few original recipes that are in the book are not put in any kind of historical contextthey are barely a blurb with a notation that they were from the 1894 cook book.
This is also the category for truly rare cookbooks, and for those historic cookbooks with fairly limited first editions that are very difficult to find. This book also contains an explanation of labor and wage conditions in the south following the civil war. Vintage cookbooks of the early 1900s a friends cook book from 1902. October 1, 1832 october 25, 1892, was a teacher of music, the wife of benjamin harrison and mother of two surviving children. The project gutenberg ebook of the white house cookbook. This week on gourmet live and at, theres a peek at the first white house cook book published in 1889, including a thanksgiving day menu and a few recipes the menu doesnt look so.
It is still in print and has gone through several editions. A 1903 hardcover copy of the white house cook book by hugo ziemann and mrs. Of note, if there is ever a signed cookbook youd want to get, julia child signed copies of this book sell for some of the highest prices on online book sites. The white house executive chef is the individual responsible for managing the kitchens, and for planning and preparing of all menus and meals for the president of the united states and the first family, which includes their private meals, their private entertaining, and official state functions at the white house in washington, d. Back of plate between pages 210 and 211 has been marked in. The original white house cook book, 1887 edition, like new used, free shippin. A library or historical society would also have been a good choice for the final resting place of the imperial cook book. It has a drawing of the bride of the white house frances cleveland on the inside. Editions of the white house cook book 1887 edition by fanny. The various photographs of white house rooms and the portraits of the first ladies are worthy of study and contemplation. Kindle edition, 0824103394 hardcover published in 1999, 04747523 paperback published in 1996. This book was published while grover cleveland was president. Tiffany, a new lion of the world of fashionable interiors in new york to add his touch to the white house. From the state dinners prepared by enslaved servants, to the meals a black cook served the president while making her case for the civil rights act, to the present day, food in the white house offers a fascinating look at at race and power in america.
Jul 16, 2017 explore pjs9060s board antique cook books, followed by 328. White house cook book 1899 rare original cookbook vintage cookbooks first lady, price. I dont know who owned it, but it is very yellowed and obviously used. The whole comprising a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home. The white house cook book a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home containing cooking, toilet and household recipes, menus, dinnergiving, table etiquette, care of the sick, health suggestions, facts worth knowing, etc new ed. Antique the nature cure cook book vol iii 1918 by anna lindlahr hardcover. The impressive collection found throughout the 1890 house museum offer visitors the opportunity to step back in time to 19th century cortland. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. She bought it with my late grandfather in southern indiana decades ago. Image courtesy of crooked house of books and paper. Other improvements made in the white house included new wallpaper for the state rooms, new carpets, and the revarnishing of most of the furniture and doors. A monitor for the american housewife in the dining room and kitchen containing the choicest original and selected recipes for economical and practical housekeeping, edited by grace townsend and published in 1890. The white house cook book 1887 edition by fanny lemira gillette.
Not in best of condition but very readable and actually has menus and recipes from the white house as well as recipes for food, cleaners, etc. The book was published in 1890 by the werner company. The white house cook book was first published in 1887. Jul 09, 2010 the very first white house cook book was published in 1887 by a lady named fanny lemia gillette. Chapter 21 progressivism from grass roots to the white house. Fi value of a 1906 white house cook book by hugo zieman and mrs. Check out our white house cookbook selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our cookbooks shops. Original 1890 s recipes complete with lowfat, nofat, quick and greattasting modern versions by f. Fannie farmer 1896 cook book the boston cookingschool is part of food recipes fannie farmer 1896 cook book hardcover february 2012 facsimile by fannie merritt farmer author offers a classic bestseller for over a century, the fannie farmer 1896 cook book contains an incredible offering of recipes, from boiling an egg to preparing a calfs head.