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The particular emphasis on varieties of seafood in The New England Cook Book, including specific recipes for cod, halibut, striped and sea bass, black fish, shad, salt cod, fish cakes, lobsters and

Published in 1830 in Watertown, New York, and then in 1831 in Canada (where it became Canada’s first cookbook), this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection stresses American cooking

Published in 1848 in Boston, The American Family Keepsake contains an enormous variety of information—everything from medicinal cures to common childhood illnesses to recipes to farming to “Indian

According to the unknown author, “Without a perfect knowledge of the art of Carving, it is impossible to perform the honor of the table with propriety; and nothing can be more disagreeable to one o

The unnamed author of this charming almanac/cookbook concoction was as a “lady of [New York] who has kept an extensive Boarding-house, for twenty-two years in Pearl St.” She took her almanac word f

With the blockade of Southern ports and the lack of trading between the North and South during the Civil War, the Confederacy found itself in great deprivation, lacking its customary supplies.

An important and fascinating document of American social history, The Housekeeper’s Manual, or Complete Housewife is believed to be an adapted version of the British bestseller The Cook’s Oracle; a

Published in 1861 in Hamilton, Ontario, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is an early example of Canadian cookery, compiled from the best available English, French and Ame

Nothing captures the magic of Christmas like the drooling face of a child and a cheap-ass little fake tree." —An Old-Fashioned Christmas In the tradition of Holidays on Ice and Bad Santa, Pa

Looking for laughs? Get thee to a nunnery!The Book of Bad Habits takes us behind convent walls for a hilarious look at nuns like you've never seen them before.

Getting Old Sucks!... But It Beats the Alternative! is the coupon books for those not afraid to complain about their age, but not afraid to laugh about it!

Forget that overpriced greeting card! These 50 illustrated vouchers are the perfect way to honor the mother of all milestones: the big 5-0.

Spokeswoman for a generation, Jackie is saucy, sassy and sure of herself. Now she shares her wisdom for the ageless in Who's Counting?

According to a recent Gallup Poll, 88% of Americans are dissatisfied with some aspect of their current vocations.

You know that wonderful feeling you get when you accomplish a task you've been avoiding, delaying, or tiptoeing around? Wouldn't it be great to have that feeling every day?