The Story of the 1881 Cumberland Valley Cook and General Recipe Book
In 1875, J.B. Morrow, editor of the Newville Pennsylvania Star and Enterprise, got the idea for a cookbook. He would solicit readers of his newspaper for their recipes and give a free copy of the proposed Newville Cook and General Recipe Book to the contributors. He got swamped. Readers sent him over 700 recipes! The book was a success, but after the second edition came out in 1878, things got strange.
The only existing copy of Morrow's cookbook today is a THIRD edition. The Cumberland Valley Cookbook and General Recipe Book by the Ladies of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania was PUBLISHED IN TOPEKA, KANSAS IN 1881. And someone else’s name is on it.
Item Weight : 0.301 lb (136.53 g)
ISBN-13 : 978-1-7345955-3-6
Hardcover : 92 pages
Dimensions : 6 x 9 inches
Publisher : Thomas Kelchner (February 5, 2024)
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Chicamacomico Cookery, Volume Two, Facsimile Edition
Chicamacomico Cookery, Facsimile Edition, Volume Two, is a phenomenon for more than its “rare sequel” status. It documents local history and the people who made that history. It was published about 1980 by the Chicamacomico Banks Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary in Rodanthe on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Volume Two displays some fascinating details about how life changed on the "banks" in the 10 years following the publication of Volume One.
ISBN: 978-1-7345955-2-9
Paperbound: 120 pages
Retail: $11.99
Publisher: Thomas Kelchner, Feb 15, 2023
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Buxton Village Books,
47918 NC-12, Buxton, NC 27920
https://www.buxtonvillagebooks.com/
Chicamacomico Life Saving Station Historic Site
23645 NC-12, Rodanthe, NC 27968
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Chicamacomico Cookery: Facsimile Edition of 1960s Heritage Cookbook
This is a facsimile edition of a nearly forgotten little cookbook that epitomizes the spirit of the North Carolina’s Outer Banks and evokes a name that is legendary there: Chicamacomico.
Chicamacomico Cookery is a collection of unique local family recipes contributed by residents of Rodanthe, Waves and no doubt other parts of the barrier island that extends north from Cape Hatteras.
The book was published originally more than 50 years ago as a fund raiser by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Chicamacomico Banks Volunteer Fire Company.
ISBN: 978-1-7345955-0-5
Paperbound: 116 pages
Retail: $11.99
Publisher: Thomas Kelchner, Feb. 20, 2022
Available from:
Buxton Village Books,
47918 NC-12, Buxton, NC 27920
https://www.buxtonvillagebooks.com/
Chicamacomico Life Saving Station Historic Site
23645 NC-12, Rodanthe, NC 27968
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To Great Grandmother's House We Go
This book is a remarkable collection of some of the most popular American comfort food recipes from the second half of the Twentieth Century. They were collected and perfected by Joan Knechel, an amazing housewife in Quakertown, Pa.
After Joan died in 2014, her family discovered that she had accumulated an astounding 1,400 recipes. They were in her handwriting as well as that of her mother Florence (1914-1988) and her grandmother Suzanne (1875-1950). It was an accumulation 100 years.
Item Weight : 3.15 pounds
ISBN-10 : 1-7345955-1-5
ISBN-13 : 978-1734595512
Hardcover : 366 pages
Dimensions : 8.5 x 1.13 x 11 inches
Publisher : Thomas Kelchner (October 31, 2020)
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