Housekeeping in the Blue Grass
A New and Practical Cook Book
By Ladies of the Presbyterian Church Paris Kentucky
Published in Cincinnati in 1875, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is a classic example of a mid-nineteenth century charity cookbook, compiled by local women from family recipes and published in service of a particular benevolent goal, in this case, the Missionary Society of the Southern Presbyterian Church in Paris, Kentucky. The category…