1941 Southern Cooking Mrs. S. R. Dull Antique Cookbook Vintage Recipes Atlanta

Description: This rare antique hardcover cookbook with dust jacket is titled Southern Cooking by Mrs. S. R. Dull, copyright 1928, 1941, 384 pages. Mrs. Dull was an Atlanta newspaper food columnist, author, Southern cooking teacher and celebrity. From her granddaughter: "Mrs. Dull advocates green vegetables, milk and a clean life. She serves up salads of grapefruit slices and avocado (then called alligator pear), and she offers four alcoholic beverages under the subtitle “Southern Hospitality” - eggnog, a hot brandy drink and blackberry and scuppernong wines. Her mother's wedding cake recipe of 1860 was a new twist on pound cake for its time, containing beaten egg whites along with a little baking soda and cream of tartar for lightening the batter. Lane Cakes, Jam Cakes, Mahogany Cakes, Fruitcake, Sponge Cakes, tea cakes, gingerbread, pickled peaches, tomato catsup and chutney, damson conserve, and for the invalid — poached eggs, toast, broth — are among the countless recipes." A New York publisher, Grossett & Dunlap, noticed Mrs. Dull’s strong book sales and republished the book in 1941 for a national and international audience, sending “Southern Cooking” to seven countries and selling more than 200,000 copies. Recipes were added, and the book expanded from its original size to 1,300 recipes on 400 pages. According to Mary Frances, a cousin didn't renew the copyright on that book. The 1941 book was republished by the University of Georgia Press in 2006. Mrs. Dull retired from writing in 1938. She spent time with family and enjoyed gardening and sewing in her later years. She died at 100 in 1964 and is buried at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. This book is in very good vintage condition! It contains no tears or writing and only a few small stains are on the outer edge of some pages. The covers have only minor overall wear including light edge wear and bumped corners. The dust jacket has edge wear and some tears. The binding is tight and there are no odors to this book. Overall a beautiful and collectible copy of this rare cookbook. Please email with any questions.

Price: 79 USD

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

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