Mohawk Valley Cook Book
Utica, NY: I. C. Childs & Son, 1889. First Edition. Octavo, 89, [16] pages, publisher's original red wraps with red cloth spine. An uncommon and desirable example of a late 19th-century American community cookbook, the Mohawk Valley Cook Book was compiled and published by the Ladies’ Society of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of Canajoharie, New York, and issued in 1889 in a first edition of 89 pages. Produced in the rich tradition of church and regional cookery books, it offers a revealing glimpse into the domestic life, household tastes, and culinary practices of the Mohawk Valley in the Victorian period, and today appeals to collectors of American cookbooks, New York regional history, women’s history, church imprints, and 19th-century Americana.
Provenance: From the library of Dr. William Woys Weaver, acclaimed American food historian and author, acquired directly from his historic home, Roughwood, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Brown 2169. Some slight rubbing and wear, previous owner's inscriptions and a few handwritten recipes, else in very good + condition. Item #259
Price: $200.00