The Suffrage Cook Book

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 191K words
Chapters: 20

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Suffrage Cook Book by Mrs. L. O. KleberAuthor: ,Language: English, Class: TX: Technology: Home economics, Release Date: Aug 15, 2008

Editor's review

The Suffrage Cook Book uses the recipe book as a shell to bring the public issue of women's suffrage into the kitchen and family life. Compiled by Mrs. L. O. Kleber, it belongs to the home economics category, with content centered on ingredients and cooking, while also carrying the social context of the women's suffrage movement of its time. For today's readers, its value is twofold: first, as a document of culinary history and home economics, it allows observation of the ingredients, methods, and kitchen division of labor of the period; second, as material for social history, it shows how the movement sought support through a medium embedded in daily life. It should not be read merely as a cookbook to follow directly, since many measurements and stove conditions differ from today, and it is better suited to close reading as a historical text. Suitable for researchers of women's history and culinary history, as well as readers interested in how social movements spread; those merely looking for operable modern recipes may be disappointed.

Who it's for

A good fit for

History enthusiasts studying the women's suffrage movement and women's history
Researchers interested in culinary history and the evolution of home economics literature
Readers who want to understand how social movements spread through everyday reading matter
Students who need English public-domain historical sources for topic-based reading

Not a good fit for

Readers merely looking for modern, practical recipes they can follow directly
People uninterested in historical context who choose books only by dish names
Beginners with difficulty reading English and no annotations to assist them

Reading tips

Read the compiler's note and background text first, then turn to the recipes, to understand why it appeared in the form of a cookbook.
Select a few recipes to compare with modern methods, noting differences in measurements and stoves; do not copy them directly.
Excerpt passages concerning women, family, and public affairs into thematic notes as leads for historical research.
Read it alongside suffrage documents of the same period to observe how movement discourse entered texts of daily life.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Can the recipes in this book still be followed today?

Some can be attempted, but with caution. The measurements, ingredient names, and stove conditions in the book differ from today's, so following them directly may easily fail; it is advisable to understand them first and then convert and adjust to modern units.

What is its relationship to the women's suffrage movement?

It emerged in the social context of women's struggle for the vote, using the cookbook—an everyday family reading matter—as a vehicle to bring public issues into the kitchen and family, and it has the dual nature of culinary literature and social history material.

Is it suitable as an introductory cookbook?

Not very. It is not a systematic, modern, instructional cooking guide; its organization and terminology bear the marks of its era, and it is better read as a historical text than used as a course for learning to cook from scratch.

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