{"id":7167,"date":"2017-12-21T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T20:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=7167"},"modified":"2017-12-21T16:41:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T20:41:22","slug":"holiday-cookbooks-in-special-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=7167","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Cookbooks in Special Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was co-written by Mahogani Harper.<\/em><\/p>\n

The month of December symbolizes the end of a long year, as a very full month with Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year\u2019s Eve all packed into it. The month of December is also a month of food! The amount of national food holidays in December beat the amount of religious holidays any day. Most of the national food days<\/a><\/span> in December line up with the occasion for the month, such National Champagne Day on New Year\u2019s Eve and National Egg Nog Day on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

Cookbooks detailing holiday food have been a staple for the holidays for ages. Here at the Special Collections Research Center, our stacks house a cornucopia of rare books on food, cookery, and housekeeping. Highlighted here are three rare books celebrating food and describing some holiday recipes (among others!)<\/p>\n

First, a book from the late 1700s: Mrs. Mason\u2019s Cookery, or the Ladies\u2019 Assistant<\/em> by Mrs. Charlotte Mason, \u201ca professed housekeeper, who had upwards of thirty years’ experience in families of the first fashion\u201d. This volume, published in 1787 in London, is the sixth edition of Mrs. Mason\u2019s Cookery has handwritten recipes in the pastedown and flyleaf. Seen here is a recipe for \u201cWalnut Ketchup.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mason, Charlotte, Mrs. Mason\u2019s Cookery, or the Ladies\u2019 Assistant<\/a>,<\/span> TX705 .M39 1787, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Also included are recipes for Cheese cake, which highlight the \u201clong s\u201d (that looks like an \u201cf\u201d to our modern eyes) in this printing.<\/p>\n

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Next, from 1878, is Jennie June\u2019s American Cookbook, <\/em>which includes\u00a0<\/em>two recipes for \u201cmagnificent Christmas cakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Croly, J. C., Jennie June\u2019s American Cookery Book, Containing Upwards of Twelve Hundred Choice and Carefully Tested Receipts…<\/a>,<\/span> TX715 .C925 1878, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Finally, from 1893, we have a gingerbread recipe from the cookbook, \u201cFavorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book,\u201d meant to be a souvenir for the Chicago\u2019s World Fair in 1893.<\/p>\n

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Shuman, Carrie, Favorite Dishes : A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book<\/a><\/span>, TX715 .S567, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Follow Special Collections Research Center on Social Media at our\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,<\/span> and\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/span>\u00a0accounts. To search the collections\u00a0held at Special Collections Research Center, go to our\u00a0website<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and browse the finding aids by subject or title. You may also e-mail\u00a0us at\u00a0speccoll@gmu.edu<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or call 703-993-2220 if you would like to\u00a0schedule an appointment, request materials, or if you have questions. Appointments are not necessary to request and view collections.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post was co-written by Mahogani Harper. The month of December symbolizes the end of a long year, as a very full month with Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year\u2019s Eve all packed into it. The month of December is also a month of food! 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