Choice Recipes

Walter Baker's c. 1916 chocolate book — the story of La Belle Chocolatiere, and choice recipes for cocoa and chocolate.

About the Book

c. 1916Published
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd.Author
152Recipes

Walter Baker & Co. of Dorchester, Massachusetts — the chocolate house behind La Belle Chocolatiere — issued Choice Recipes in about 1916: the story of the trademark, then the recipes, cocoa to chocolate cake. Built from professionally keyed text.

This site reproduces the complete text of the original printing, digitized page by page. The booklet itself carries no date: it quotes cocoa consumption figures for 1914 and describes Baker's Premium No. 1 as having held its place 'for more than 136 years' against a founding date of 1780, which puts this printing at about 1916. The book is in the public domain.

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of Choice Recipes (c. 1916) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored images, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction. Trademarks and brand names appearing in this book are the property of their respective owners. This edition is historical and archival; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any brand shown.