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Cook Books (15 items)

  • NATIONAL PRESTO COOKER
    INSTRUCTIONS RECIPES TIME TABLES     Wallaceburg, ON National Pressure Cooker Company (Canada) Ltd c. 1948
    25.00
    Condition for this staple-bound book is good+ with edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends.
    80 pages with illustrations.    Size is 5 1/4" x 8 1/4"
    Instruction manual and recipe book for the Presto Cooker.
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  • INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER REFRIGERATOR RECIPES (U.S.) International Harvester Co. 1950
    20.00
    Staple bound booklet in very good condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    28 pages with photos.    Booklet size is 6" x 9".
    1950s refrigerator recipes from International Harvester.
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  • CANADA'S PRIZE RECIPES Montreal The Canada Starch Co., Ltd. c. 1930
    35.00
    Condition is very good+ with slight edge wear, some wear to the corners, a bit of soiling to the covers.
    128 pages with photos.    Staple-bound wrappers, size is 6" x 9".
    "This book contains the Prize winning Recipes selected from over 75,000 received from all parts of Canada -- contributed by the users of the Famous Edwardsburg Products -- and which were judged, tested and approved by the Montreal Cooking School."

    Also includes info on the modern kitchen, utensils, table service, the maid and her uniform, etiquette, how to carve, feeding children, and more.
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  • A FEW COOKING SUGGESTIONS (Cover title) (Hamilton, ON & Cincinnati) Proctor & Gamble c. 1928
    25.00
    Condition for this staple-bound booklet is good with soiling to covers, some wear and darkening to the back cover as well.
    16 pages (including covers).    Softcover staple-bound booklet, size is 4 1/2" x 7 1/2".
    Canadian edition of Proctor and Gamble's "A Few Cooking Suggestions" for Crisco.
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  • MAGIC COOK BOOK Toronto Standard Brands Ltd. no date (ca. 1930s)
    35.00
    Staple-bound booklet has a small dark spot on first page otherwise near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    32 pages.    Booklet size is 6" x 9".
    A collection of recipes all using Magic Baking Powder, of course. Great cover.
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  • PARTIES WITH PERSONALITY
    THE PARTY BOOKLET IN THE CANADIAN WAY     Ottawa Brewers Association of Canada (1966)
    45.00
    Condition is very good with slight edge wear, a few small tears to front cover along the bottom edge, slight wear to corners and spine ends, a bit of tanning to the covers.
    28 pages with colour illustrations throughout.    Pictorial wrappers, size is 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”.
    A booklet published by the Brewers Association of Canada on how to throw parties the Canadian way. With info on beverages, menus, various types of parties and more. Being from the Brewers Association many of the tips and menu items are beer-related.
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  • THE AUTOMATICOOK BOOK (Cover title) Ottawa Beach Foundry Limited no date (ca. 1940s)
    65.00
    Condition for this softcover staplebook book is very good with slight edge wear, slight wear along the spine, distributor stamp front cover, a few pencil notations.
    60 pages.     Softcover staple-bound book, size is 7
    Cook book for the somewhat sounding magical device "Automaticook".
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  • YOUR WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATOR
    WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES     (Hamilton) Canadian Westinghouse Co. Limited no date (ca. early 1940s
    30.00
    Softcover staple-bound book in good+ condition with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, some soiling to covers.
    35 pages..    Staple-bound booklet, size is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".
    The first 8 pages are on the Westinghouse refrigerator and what can be done with it, the rest are recipes.
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  • TESTED RECIPES
    Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company     Cobourg, ON Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. no date (ca. 1920 to 193
    45.00
    Condition for this booklet is very good with slight edge wear, a couple of small tears along cover edges, tanning to pages.
    32 pages with illustrations.    Pictorial staple-bound wrappers, size is 4 1/2" x 7".
    Canadian edition of Lydia E. Pinkham's "medicinal" booklet. This booklet aimed at women (hence the cook book) with tonics, supplements, etc., to help stave or prevent all kinds of illnesses and diseases. Includes info on etiquette, setting the table, and many testimonials. Scarce.
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  • TESTED RECIPES
    Jewel Shortening Recipe Contest     Toronto Swift Canadian Co., Ltd. c. 1950
    35.00
    Condition is very good with slight edge wear, some wear to corners, some wear to spine ends.
    96 pages with photos.    Staple-bound wrappers, size is 5" x 8".
    "Selected from the thousands of interesting recipes, entered in our recent Jewel Shortening Recipe Contest."
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  • LEONARD BOOK OF KITCHEN TESTED RECIPES London, ON Leonard Refrigerator Company no date (circa early 194
    35.00
    Condition is very good+ with some wear along the spine, some wear to spine ends and corners.
    32 pages with a few illustrations.    Staple-bound wrappers, size is 6" x 9".
    Recipe book published by the Leonard Refrigerator Company of London, Ontario, Canada.
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  • METROPOLITAN LIFE COOK BOOK, The Ottawa Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. no date (late 1920s)
    35.00
    Condition is very good+ with slight edge wear, slight fading to covers, some tanning to pages.
    64 pages.    Pictorial staple-bound wrappers, size is 5" x 7 1/2".
    "Cook book from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company based in Ottawa, Canada. "Right living is largely dependent on healthful eating."
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  • Berolzheimer, Ruth (edited by) 500 FOOD-EXTENDER WARTIME RECIPES Chicago Consolidated Book Publishers c. 1942
    45.00
    Condition is very good+ with slight edge wear, some wear to bottom of the spine, slight wear to corners, some tanning to the pages.
    64 pages with photos throughout.    Pictorial staple-bound wrappers, size is 6" x 8 1/2".
    "Food alternatives, rationing hints, and econimical suggestions to help you serve your family nutritious, attractive, wartime meals."
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  • Fenner, Marguerite EASY-DO PARTIES ELECTRICALLY St. Louis, MO Milliken Publishing Co. 1960
    25.00
    Staple bound booklet is near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    30 pages with illustrations.    Size is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
    Preparing food for parties using, wait for it..., electricity.
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  • Loewen, Susie BREAD ALONE
    Black Creek Pioneer Village     (Toronto) Black Creek Pioneer Village no date (1980s/1990s)
    35.00
    Originally published in the 1970s by Southern Ontario Unit, Herb Society of America.Condition is near fine with slight wear to corners and spine ends, light crease back cover.
    24 pages.    Pictorial staple-bound wrappers, size is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
    Publication from Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village on bread making. Originally written in the 1970s by Susie Loewen of the Herb Society of America, Southern Ontario Unit.
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