History of Food and Drink
Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:
LactAid, Inc., Collection
The collection contains a promotional folder from LactAid, Inc., including information on products and samples.
Ladies Monumental Association [Columbus, Mississippi] Receipt,
The collection consists of a receipt for the Ladies Monumental Association in Columbus, Mississippi, for the purchase of oysters, ice, and express freight of the order. The purchase totalled $36.40 and is signed by the supplier, Henry Zorn.
Mrs. W. D. Lake Handwritten Recipe Book
This collection includes a handwritten recipe book from around 1910, possibly belonging to Mrs. W. D. Lake of Illinois. The book includes many pages of different types of recipes, such as baked goods, meats, vegetables, desserts, sauces, and more.
License for the Tankersley Tavern at the Charlotte Court House in Virginia
This collection contains a copy of a license for the Tankersley Tavern in Charlotte County, Virginia. The document is dated February 5th, 1799.
Thomas Lilley Distilling Account
The Thomas Lilley Distilling Account contains a record of rum distilling from 1820-1821 kept on a repurposed printed Virginia Militia inventory return.
Litchfield Family Household Ledger,
The collection consists of a handwritten collection of recipes, household accounts, and schoolwork from Litchfield family of Abingdon, Virginia. In addition to recipes for pickles and preserving, cakes, puddings, breads, and meats, there are also directions for home products like furniture polish, and lists of greenhouse plants.
The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes for Little Girls and Children's Cooking Set
This collection contains a toy cooking set featured in the 1937 Sears Christmas Wish Book, along with a companion cookbook for young girls, The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes for Little Girls by Leone Ann Heuer, a Sears, Roebuck and Co. cooking expert.
Julia Loomis Manuscript Cookbook
This collection contains a manuscript cookbook that belonged to Julia Loomis. The cookbook contains a collection of recipies for cakes, baked goods, salads, and staples like yeast. This cookbook may have been created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection
The Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection includes two bartending guides for students. The untitled “Bartender’s Guide” is likely from the 1930s, around 1935 and is presumed to be the first edition. It contains information on wines & wine service, bar preparation and maintenance, spirits, and cocktail recipes. The "277 Standard/100 Tropical Recipes" is a 1944 revised edition and includes cocktail recipes in two sections.
Lowenbach Brothers Price List,
The collection consists of an advertisement from the Lowenback Brothers liquor distributors in Alexandria, Virginia, c.1910s.