[Hartford, Conn. Worthington, Dustin & Co.], 1872. Octavo (23.5 x 16 cm.), 66, [6 blank] pages. FIRST EDITION. The first community cookbook published in Connecticut, and one of the earliest of community cookbooks from any state. A second edition was published the following year, slightly expanded to 68 pages, and now with the proceeds "for benefit of a Girls' School at Walla Walla, Washington". With recipes in narrative form, and.....

Lexington, Kentucky: [The Church; Printed by] Press of James M. Byrnes Co., 1926. Octavo (21 x 14.75 cm.), 122 pages. Advertisements. “Index” is actually a table of contents. ~ Stated “second and improved edition.” A church cookbook from the heart of the Bluegrass interior, with three hundred fifty recipes, a few of them attributed. Among those of more than passing interest: Kentucky Spoon Bread, Currant Loaf, Gritts Muffins, Buckwheat Cakes.....