Library Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Book |
Title |
Housekeeper's Companion |
Object ID |
2016.005.008 |
Summary |
"Housekeeper's Companion," was the first Eastern Shore of Virginia cookbook. The book is composed of recipes from the Gunter family with contributions by several women of the Shore. Signed in front cover "Eva R. Fitchette Sea View, Va. Nov. 25, 1915." Includes handwritten recipes in front and back pages. Includes a handwritten recipe for Red Cross War Cakes, a recipe promoted by the Red Cross during World War I. The cakes could be sent overseas to soldiers. |
Author |
Gunter, Bessie E. |
Publisher |
J. L. Hill Printing Company |
Published Date |
1901 |
Collection |
Ker Place Library |
Subjects |
Women Recipe Cooking |
Search Terms |
Sea View Recipe Ayres Bayly Chandler Costin Custis Doughty Dunaway Floyd Fosque Garrison Gunter Hallet Hopkins James Johnson Joynes Kellam Langsdale Lilliston Merrill Nottingham Oldham Pitts Poulson Powell Quinby Reese Rich Robertson Rogers Savage Spady Stimson Taylor Thom West Williams Waples Wilkins |