Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Antique old early primitive white house cook book aafa 1893 the home queen worlds fair souvenir cook book chicago columbian 1893 worlds fair lady managers home queen cook book. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Gillette, the saalfield publishing company, new york, ohio and chicago, 1903. Dolly johnson, president harrisons cook, can be seen in this photograph in the family kitchen. 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.
The perry home cook book the way to a mans heart is through his stomach a carefully compiled book of tested and approved recipes. The term white house is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers. The original white house cook book copyright 1900 saalfield. The wildest scramble in the history of the white house ike hoover served in the white house for over fortytwo years, ultimately becoming chief usher in charge of the daytoday operations of the presidential mansion. Kitchens from the late 1800s to the early 1900s blogger. The project gutenberg ebook of the white house cookbook. Navy and is located in the basement of the west wing next door to the situation room. In presenting to the public the white house cook book, the publishers believe they can justly claim that it more fully represents the progress and present perfection of the culinary art than any previous work. Sep 04, 2010 kitchens from the late 1800s to the early 1900 s. The white house kitchen and several servant rooms were located on the ground floor in the 19th century. Johnson came to the white house in 1889, with the benjamin harrison family and stayed through four presidential administrations. I didnt really ever think about old recipes that much, until i found myself looking for some basic, old fashioned, simple recipes i used to cook when i was younger.
The white house is the official residence and workplace of the president of the united states. The white house cook book 1904 by hugo zieman and mrs. I found a recipe book from the 1950s at a yard sale. President harrisons cook white house historical association. Cook county, il 18551856 city directories allen county public library. Cooking, etiquette, menus and more from the executive estate 1887 edition f. This is not to be confused with the 1987 version, a. The very first white house cook book was published in 1887 by a lady named fanny lemia gillette. White house cook book a selection of choice recipes original and selected, during a period of forty years practical housekeeping by f.
Verdon, however, left the white house in 1965 after being required to cook a cold garbanzo bean puree for an official event. I dont think any family has enjoyed the white house more than we have. Thanksgiving at the white house thanksgiving at the white house is a quiet holiday for the presidents family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey, chesapeake bay oysters, rockfish from the potomac, terrapin from the eastern shore, cranberries from cape cod, and mince and pumpkin pies. Hugo ziemann a white house steward, internationally recognized restaurateur, and accomplished chefcontributed a portion to the book, adding to its credibility and validity. It was written by hugo zieman, steward of the white house, and mrs. The whitehouse cook book by ziemann, hugo and mrs f l gillette. It was published by the saalfield publishing company, 1903. I dont know who owned it, but it is very yellowed and obviously used. Basic home cooking and canning recipes old recipe book.
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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Value of a 1900 white house cook book by hugo zieman and mrs. Original and selected, during a period of forty years practical housekeeping by f. Cook county farm officers and directors 1944 us gen web archives. A comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home by fanny lemira gillett and hugo ziemann ottenheimer publishers, 1999, familiar freshwater fishes of america by howard t.
Top 10 most collectible cookbooks cookbook village. Antique 1900 white house cook book new enlarged edition. Fiction and nonfiction including the white house cook book. Jul 09, 2010 the very first white house cook book was published in 1887 by a lady named fanny lemia gillette. The white house cook book an antique cookbook jayaycee. Gillette and hugo ziemann free ebook project gutenberg.
Value of a 1900 white house cook book by hugo zieman and mrs f. The white house cook book, a comprehensive cyclopedia of. The project gutenberg ebook of the white house cookbook, by. Vintage white house cook book 1899 edition reduced price. Sold very rare antique the white house cookbook cook book. The paperback of the the original white house cook book, 1887 edition by f. It is located at 1600 pennsylvania avenue nw in washington, d. The white house cookbook history my vintage cookbook. The tastes in the mid 60s were no longer haute enough for verdon, whose successor was the swiss chef henry haller, who remained there for another two decades. The 1915 white house cookbook is a fascinating reference book.
The white house cookbook, a comprehensive encyclopedia of information for the house, was written by hugo ziemann and mrs. Facsimile reproduction of the 1887 edition of the original white house cook book featuring cooking, toilet and household recipes, menus, dinnergiving, table etiquette, care of the sick, health suggestions, facts worth knowing, etc. Cooking, etiquette, menus and more from the executive estate 1887 edition gillette, f. White house mess breakfast and lunch at the white house. She had been compiling what would becoe one of the most important cookbooks to date for almost 40 years. Iowa cookbook collection iowa historical societies cookbooks. The original white house cook book, 1887 edition by f.
Value of a 1900 house book by hugo zieman and mrs f. A history of white house kitchens, foods, menus, and presidential recipes offers pleasing appetizers to a historical feast by mary brigid barrett. In preparation for a book sale am looking at this book the white house cook book from 1908 and cannot find a value for it. The white house cookbook, as the publishers note reads, fully. Our copies of the white house cook book are getting quite brittle. Then one day when i went to a thrift store, looking for more books, i was fortunate to find three more old recipe books. The course paper pages are yellowed and slightly brittle, so care must be taken when the book is used. The mess seats about 50 people at a dozen tables adorned with elegant table linens, fresh flowers, and official white house china. The white house cook book 19 the white house cook book by hugo ziemann, steward of the white house, and mrs. If you are interested in trying out more of the recipes, this entire book has been digitized and is fulltext searchable at the internet archive. Gillette, hugo ziemann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lobster salad at the white house in 1900 continuum. Chinese cook book in plain english 1917 by vernon galster.
The very first white house cook book was published in 1887 by a. Thanksgiving at the white house white house historical. The presidential cook book the white house cook book on. The various photographs of white house rooms and the portraits of the first ladies are worthy of study and contemplation. While you may be lapping up fatfree yogurt with a cafe latte and sweetn low chaser, our fictitious centenarian, depending where he lived, filled his plate with porridge, flapjacks, mutton or a heart. Internet archive bookreader 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. Inside are recipes for cosmestics to cleaners, howtos on hospitality to child rearing. Jan 21, 2019 a century ago someone, much like yourself, was seated at a kitchen table, much like yours, perusing a morning paper, much like this one. Gillette, a celebrated 19thcentury cookbook author, published by the saalfield publishing company, new york, in 19. An inventory of cemeteries in south cook county family history library city directory 1900 us gen web archives. The other day at the library i came across a copy of the white house cookbook by janet halliday ervin, from 1964. This was the recipe we used from the little house cook book. Without its subtitle, this has nearly identical title to book published by chan the same year.
A 1903 hardcover copy of the white house cook book by hugo ziemann and mrs. The white house mess is a small dining facility run by the u. Find whitehouse cookbook by ziemann, hugo at biblio. The white house cook book, a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for.
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