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First World War Cookbooks

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1914 – 1918)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2018.009
Creator(s) Rumford Chemical Works; U.S. Department of Food Conservation; U.S. Food Administration
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of Libraries and Instructional Resources)
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post
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Abstract

These three cookbooks were created during the First World War to show Americans how to limit their food usage in support of the war between 1914 and 1918. They include the Rumford Common Sense Cook Book, War-Time Cook and Health Book, and War Cook Book for American Women. They include recipes that use limited ingredients and descriptions for the different foods.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Medical History
    • Military History
    • Publications
    • World War, 1914-1918

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