well not me but the early Americans. Someone on a yahoo group I belong to posted a link to the Historic American Cookbook Project. This project is a collaboration of Michigan State University and it’s Library to preserve into a searchable database cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. I haven’t used any of the recipes in these cookbooks but was intrigued with the whole project. It’s an interesting collection that reflects the melting pot of America thus includes not only cookbooks from European cultures but a Chinese-Japanese cookbook, a Native American cookbook as well as a Middle Eastern cookbook. If old cookbooks don’t intrigue you then maybe their photos of kitchen gadgets might grab you.
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