Leila > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Folks, make sure the stove is turned off and the answering
> machine on, because you're going to get lost in this digital
> collection of historic American cookbooks:
>
> http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/...ml/browse.html
>
> Armloads of historic cookbooks, each scanned into the archive
> page by page.
>
> Read all about the project at this link, with links to the FAQ and a
> video tour:
> http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/...l/project.html
>
> "The Feeding America project has created an online collection of some
> of the most important and influential American cookbooks of the 19th
> and early 20th century. The digital archive includes page images of 76
> cookbooks from the MSU (Michigan State University) Library's
collection
> as well as searchable full-text transcriptions. This site also
features
> a glossary of cookery terms and multidimensional images of antique
> cooking implements from the collections of the MSU Museum.
>
> "The Feeding America online collection hopes to highlight an important
> part of America's cultural heritage for teachers, students,
researchers
> investigating American social history, professional chefs, and
lifelong
> learners of all ages."

<sigh> 45 minutes later I'm still looking... I'm also scheming how I'm
going to fit in more time before heading off to work and getting the
morning crew going...

Thanks for the link.

Have you thought about posting it to ba.food?

The Ranger