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COULTER, E. MERTON. CONFEDERATE RECEIPT BOOK. A COMPILATION OF OVER ONE HUNDRED RECEIPTS, ADAPTED TO THE TIMES.
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1960. Firste dition of this reprint of the rare 1863 edition, known only in 5 copies. 38 pp. Facsimile of original title-page. Index. Gilt cloth and boards. 8vo. Fine in slightly worn price-clipped dj. Intro. this edition by E. Merton Coulter. The only known cook book published during the life of thye Confederacy. The recipes reflect the hard times of the Civil War: sunstitutes for coffee (roasted acorns), apple pie without apples, artificial oysters, home remedies, how to purify muddy water, homemade ink, etc.
Offered for US$ 50.00 by: Almagre Books - Book number: 19323