Food Cookbook Era

Local Roots Menu Preview Evening Dining

April 14, 2014
Be one of the first guests to try the brand-new spring Eagle Tavern menu.

Local Roots Spring Evening Dining

May 2, 2014
Come see how the French have influenced Michigan’s cuisine.

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We found 2 cookbooks:

A Date with a Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes, 1948

Freda DeKnight, a longtime food columnist for Ebony magazine, put together this cookbook. It included not only standard southern dishes, but a wide variety of recipes from African Americans all over America.

Original Cookbook Cover

The Working Girl’s Own Cook Book, 1948

By the mid-20th century, more women were employed outside the home. This cookbook offered handy advice to the working girl dashing home to get dinner, as well as the inexperienced cook.

Original Cookbook Cover

We found 2 cookbooks: