In his important 1883 cookbook, H.J. Clayton shares the recipes and techniques he learned growing up in a farm kitchen. This book, printed at The Women's Cooperative Printing Office, was the first California book that payed homage to locally grown, farm fresh ingredients.
One of the finest sources for studying authentic American fold diet, the 1853 facsimile edition presented here contains a wealth of recipes and folk wisdom from the Quakers, Tidewater South, and Pennsylvania Germans. This volume, with an extensive introduction and glossary, is the first attempt by an American food historian to analyze the cookery of the Quakers.