This is Awesome 1995 Cookbook - Whistler's Mother's Cook Book by Margaret MacDonald. Pomegranate Artbooks, San Francisco. Second Edition published in 1995 by Pomegranate Artbooks. ISBN 0-87654-108-2. LCCCN 94-67328. Printed in Korea. 152 pages. Measures 6” tall and 4 ¼” wide. Some of the front inside tab – American painter James McNeill Whistler probably never expected the portrait of his mother that graces the cover of this book to become a cultural icon. Irreverently referred to by her son as her “Bible,” the manuscript book was kept faithfully by Mrs. Whistler for many years and contains recipes for such varied and delectable dishes as bread-and butter pudding, “oisters,” “mackroons,” “whigs,” quince marmalade , and pickled walnuts… .Some of the recipes – Amhurst Pudding, Beefsteak Club, Bread and Butter Pudding, Pickled red cabbage, Composition cake, Raised Pound, Chicken in cream, Chowder fish, Collard Eels, Diet Bread, Federal Pudding, Current Jelly, Marlborough Pudding, Gingerbread, Roast pig, Plum cake, Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Queens cake, Waffles, Sugar Cake, Turkey, Pease Soup … .and much much more! The soft outside cover has some wear from age and use; small scratches, scruffs, minor wear on corners and edges. Inside pages have some wear from age and use; minor yellowing. See all pictures! Great for any collection. Love all illustrations and paintings throughout book! Sell at auction “as is”. If shipping by Media mail, it can take up to 3-9 days for delivery. Thanks for looking!

 

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