Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir

by Ellen F. Steinberg

Book Overview

Based on the pocket notebook and handwritten recipes of Irma Rosenthal Frankenstein, a young Chicago housewife from the turn of the twentieth century, Learning to Cook in 1898 is a glimpse into American culinary history.

Learning to Cook in 1898 is more than just a cookbook or a collection of nostalgic recipes. While the volume does contain treasured family recipes, the book's primary focus is on the efforts Irma Rosenthal Frankenstein...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814333648
• ISBN13: 9780814333648
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.6"