Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes

Christine Terhune Herrick's 1905 subscription set, Books Three and Four complete - soup stock to cheese straws, with the famous chefs of the United States listed on the title page.

Canning Fruit

3 recipes in this part of Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes.

Chipped Gingered Pear

8 pounds of seckel or other nice pears, 8 pounds of granulated sugar, 1/2 pound candied ginger root, 4 lemons. Chip or slice the pears very…

Marmalade

Take the very thin peeling from oranges (lemon peel is also frequently added); cut into shreds. Place in saucepan, cover with boiling…

Apple Butter

Wash and cut up tart apples without peeling, removing the core; for each half peck allow a quart of cider. Boil until apples are tender…

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