Those with a hankering for retro high-cholesterol midwestern cuisine might want to look at the 380-page MILWAUKEE COOK BOOK, compiled in 1894 by my great-grandmother Almira Jane MAGIE (nee Eldred). See the Milwaukee Central Library catalog listing below. This volume was missing from the Central Library for several years, but has happily been rediscovered recently. Included are many recipes by Almira and many other members of Milwaukee's St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Many of Almira's BEST comfort food recipes thankfully call for large quantities of eggs & butter ..........John (in metro Chicago) __________________________________________________ http://countycat.mcfls.org/ MILWAUKEE COOK BOOK / Mrs. J. MAGIE, compiler. [Milwaukee, Wis.] : s.n., 1894. ITEM LOC Call Number Central Art Rarities 641.5 M658 Reference Use Description 380 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject Cookery. Cookery -- Wisconsin. Cookery for the sick. Add author Magie, Almira Jane, 1834-1901. __________________________________________________
Wow, that sounds like a neat book! I will definitely check into it next time I'm at the Central Library. I tend to go in the winter time, but haven't made a trip down there in about 8-9 months, at least. mrf JQMagie@aol.com wrote: > Those with a hankering for retro high-cholesterol midwestern cuisine might > want to look at the 380-page MILWAUKEE COOK BOOK, compiled in 1894 by my > great-grandmother Almira Jane MAGIE (nee Eldred). See the Milwaukee Central > Library catalog listing below. This volume was missing from the Central Library > for several years, but has happily been rediscovered recently. Included are > many recipes by Almira and many other members of Milwaukee's St. Paul's > Episcopal Church. Many of Almira's BEST comfort food recipes thankfully call for > large quantities of eggs & butter ..........John (in metro Chicago) > > __________________________________________________ > > http://countycat.mcfls.org/ > > MILWAUKEE COOK BOOK / > Mrs. J. MAGIE, compiler. [Milwaukee, Wis.] : s.n., 1894. > > ITEM LOC Call Number > Central Art Rarities 641.5 M658 Reference Use > > Description 380 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. > Subject Cookery. > Cookery -- Wisconsin. > Cookery for the sick. > Add author Magie, Almira Jane, 1834-1901. > __________________________________________________ > > > >