[Grace Church (Windsor, Conn.)]

The Cook's Assistant. Tested Receipts of Many Good Housekeepers. Published for the benefit of...

Hartford, Conn. Press of Wiley, Waterman, & Eaton, 1887.

Octavo (20 x 14.5 cm.), [18], 143, [15] pages. Advertisements. Index is actually a table of contents. FIRST EDITION. A charitable, church cookbook, with most recipes attributed. Recipes, presented in narrative form, include Saratoga Potatoes, Boston Brown Bread, Shakers' Pickles, plumb duff, and tri-colored cake. Lacking original wrappers; edges heavily worn, chipping. A reading copy only. Scarce. [OCLC locates one copy (Bowdoin); not in Cook].

Price: $50.00