cookbook history
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Media Report To Women: Washington Press Club Cookbook
I have an article in the latest issue of the Media Report To Women about the Washington Press Club’s fundraising cookbooks. It is one of my favorite charity cookbooks.
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The Recipe Project: Who Says We Can’t Cook!
Here is my contribution to The Recipe Project! The cookbook was a fundraising project for the Women’s National Press Club. I will analyze more recipes from the cookbook in my 2017 Food Studies Conference talk.
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Conference
We had a great time at the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Conference this past weekend at Daytona Beach – out third conference in 4 weeks. I spoke about her cookbook, Cross Creek Cookery, which is celebrating its 75 anniversary. I plan to write it up as a formal journal paper this summer.
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Washington Press Club Cookbook History
My proposal for research about the Washington Press Club cookbooks has been accepted for the 2017 Food Studies Conference. My paper is titled: “Who Says We Can’t Cook? Analysis of Gender, Labor and Recipes in the Cookbooks of the Women’s National Press Club.” For decades, numerous women’s clubs have produced cookbooks as fundraisers. Two Washington, D.C. cookbooks in particular exemplify the culture of power and prestige in the city and also the role of cookbooks as fundraisers. The first cookbook was the 1955 Who Says We Can’t Cook ? by the Women’s National Press Club. The members stressed the book was not a defense of their culinary talents but rather…
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Upcoming Florida Food Talk: Tampa Cookbooks & Restaurants
I am looking forward to talking about Tampa food at the Tampa Bay History Center on Thursday as part of Florida Conversations – Taste & Traditions: Tampa’s Restaurants. I will be speaking about food editor Ruth Gray and the Gasparilla Cookbook.
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Marian Tracy: 17 Cookbooks and Counting
As I continue to document the career of newspaper food editor Marian Tracy, I have started to keep track of her cookbooks. She had quite a reach. For example, her casserole cookbook was reissued more than 15 times. Here is what I have so far:1. The Care and Feeding of Friends, 19462. Casserole Cookery, 18 editions, 1940s & 1950s3. Marian Tracy’s Complete Chicken Cookery, 19534. The Peasant Cookbook, 19555. Cooking Under Pressure, 1956 6. Picnic Cookbook, 19577. Parties From the Freezer, 1963, Scribner8. 200 Main Course Dishes, 19649. The Shellfish Cookbook, 196510. The Art of Making Real Soup, 1967, Doubleday11. New Casserole Cookbook, 1968 12. The Mushroom Cookbook, 196813. Cooking…
