The Settlement Cookbook

One can truly have fun with the statement pronounced at the top of this front cover. Whether it is true or not depends on the cook. This cookbook was part of a friendly exchange. I received the cookbook while my friend, in America, received a significant bottle of Canadian maple syrup. Sounds fair enough.   

This cookbook was her mother's, Henrietta De Voren Miller. This was where she learned to cook and drew her kitchen inspiration from. Probably making countless dishes. It was passed on to her and now she is passing it on to me, to add to my collection.   

With 623 pages and printed in 1947 this cookbook has 45 chapters of recipes. That certainly is plenty. If you do not like a recipe you can certainly move on to the next one.  The majority are classics while some others leave you running for the hills... i.e: Liver Balls. This cookbook has been very well used. Some recipes have marginal notes and modifications written in pencil. However the sweetest gems found in this cookbook were the handwritten recipes and the recipes that have been clipped from newspapers. Those items only add to the charm of this book. This is a lovely addition to my collection and one that will happily sit on the shelf. - JW