by Margaret Huntington Hooker. Softbound, 227 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". An amazing piece of folk history originally published in 1896. Determined to preserve American colonial cooking, the author collected quaint and curious recipes and remedies that appear to have come from old and reliable sources ranging from the mid 1700's to the mid 1800's. Her 226 original illustrations of cooking utensils give us a glimpse of colonial America as seen through the eyes of a young artist and teacher of 1896. Includes recipes, beauty secrets, etiquette, candle making, and household hints.