Appledore Cook Book


Book Description

Maria Parloa inspired a generation of chefs with her scientific method of cooking. Originally published in 1880, this book aimed to provide a practical cookbook for Oyoung housekeepersO with author-tested recipes that use easier methods and less expensive ingredients than those in other books."







The King Arthur Baking Company Essential Cookie Companion


Book Description

Newly revised and updated—The must-have cookie cookbook for bakers of all levels with over 400 recipes from America's most trusted baking resource. From the perfect chocolate chip cookie (whether you prefer it chewy, crisp, or in-between) to simple sugar cookies ranging in flavor from lemon to cinnamon to vanilla, from brownies and blondies to shortbread, graham crackers, macaroons, chocolate biscotti—you’ll discover more than 400 delightful cookies in these pages. From classic flavors to modern techniques, these recipes will inspire and satisfy cookie lovers and bakers at every skill level. King Arthur Baking Company’s talented and trusted test kitchen experts provide an overview of essential cookie ingredients—updated and revised—along with step-by-step instructions and illustrations that result in visually impressive and incredible-tasting cookies. Recipes are enhanced with sidebars full of hints, shortcuts, troubleshooting advice, and recipe lore. With tips on substitutions and variations; information about gluten-free flours; details on measuring and weighing ingredients; instructions for making icings, fillings, and dips; and even advice on high-altitude baking, this truly is the ultimate cookie cookbook.







Miss Parloa's New Cook Book


Book Description

The recipes that are contained in this 1908 cookbook by Miss Parloa were, for the most part, created specifically for this work.




The Water Castle


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A gorgeously written intergenerational story of three kids' search for the elusive Fountain of Youth.







Centennial Buckeye Cook Book


Book Description

The first edition of the Centennial Buckeye Cook Book was published in 1876. Between 1876 and 1905, a total of thirty-two editions of the cookbook were published, and more than one million copies sold. The book began as a project of the Marysville, Ohio, First Congregational Church when the women of the church decided to publish a cookbook in order to raise money to build a parsonage. Their effort launched a cookbook that rapidly became one of the most popular publications of nineteenth-century America. This is the first reprint of the original 1876 edition.




Katy and the Big Snow


Book Description

Geappolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a red crawler tractor saves the day.