[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] THE GUILD COOK BOOK

PHILMONT, NY: SENTINEL PRINTING HOUSE, 1891. Heavy cards. Maroon textured paper covered cards. Good. 74 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Recipes attributed to members of the community with local advertisements giving the reader a genuine feel for the community. This cookbook was part of an effort to raise money for improvements to the church - building a rectory and erecting an iron fence around all the Church property which was celebrated by a plaque inside the building in 1893. This particular copy was owned by Nancy (Hankins) Bowman (1850-1924) - she signed her name on the front free end paper: "Mrs. Garry Bowman, Philmont, Col. Co. (Columbia County). Nancy used this cookbook as a storing place for her treasured recipes. Here we find a "Sallad Dressing" recipe pinned to the interior of the front cover. We also find other recipes written on to the blank pages and empty spaces. Pages are soiled and toned. Covers rubbed. (Inventory #: 4636)