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The Refugees' Cook Book Compiled By One Of Them: 1906 -

The Refugees' Cook Book Compiled By One Of Them: 1906 -

The refugees' cook book compiled by one of them: 1906

  • Used
  • Paperback
San Francisco: S. F. History Room, Main Library, Civic Center, 1979. Unpaginated, 24p., illustrated with a few period photographs (tents and cookery), facsimile reprint; staplebound 8.5 x 5.5 inch wraps, cover bears a small inked squiggle and other faint signs of handling. S. F. archives reprint no. 1. Preface (the original) reads, "..compiled for the benefit of those who have lost their cook books in our great disaster. Every recipe has been tried and tested and in the next edition" [? if not also reprinted, probably never appeared] "there will be many useful suggestions and more recipes, explained so understandingly that any one, no matter how inexperienced can prepare without difficulty"-- includes makeshift water filter "the water will be clear and free from sediment"-- and explains how you "clear your house or tent of flies;" but you have to buy the book.
  • Bookseller Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher S. F. History Room, Main Library, Civic Center
  • Place of Publication San Francisco
  • Date Published 1979
  • Keywords San Francisco Household, home maintenance Northern California Refugee Cooking and Food