(New Jersey) Ladies of the Sinking Fund Society of Trinity Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Housekeeper’s Manual; being a compilation of Receipts of Tested Value Baking and all are contributions by

and all are contributions by the women of Chicago and the Midwest

brown cloth

Indian dumplings

Endpapers illustrated with drawings of tropical fruit

A bit of dustiness to cloth

(New Jersey) Ladies of the Sinking Fund Society of Trinity Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Housekeeper’s Manual; being a compilation of Receipts of Tested Value Baking and all are contributions by186; [8] engraved ad pp. Gilt lettered green cloth. NY: J. J. Little, 1882. The ladies of the sinking fund contributed numerous recipes like Troy pudding, chicken corn pie, preserved apples, fried tomatoes, sweet pickle watermelon rind, squash pies, deviled crabs, etc. There are even a few Brazilian recipes, no doubt contributed by an immigrant church member. Some chipping to spine ends, small scrape to cloth at upper front cover; front hinge