Culinary Landmarks : A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949

Culinary Landmarks is a definitive history and bibliography of Canadian cookbooks from the beginning, when La cuisinière bourgeoise was published in Quebec City in 1825, to the mid-twentieth century. Over the course of more than ten years Elizabeth Driver researched every cookbook published within the borders of present-day Canada, whether a locally authored text or a Canadian edition of a foreign work. Every type of recipe collection is included, from trade publishers' bestsellers and advertising cookbooks, to home economics textbooks and fund-raisers from church women's groups. The entries for over 2,200 individual titles are arranged chronologically by their province or territory of publication, revealing cooking and dining customs in each part of the country over 125 years. Full bibliographical descriptions of first and subsequent editions are augmented by author biographies and corporate histories of the food producers and kitchen-equipment manufacturers, who often published the books. Driver's excellent general introduction sets out the evolution of the cookbook genre in Canada, while brief introductions for each province identify regional differences in developments and trends. Four indexes and a 'Chronology of Canadian Cookbook History' provide other points of access to the wealth of material in this impressive reference book. Culinary Landmarks is a definitive history and bibliography of Canadian cookbooks from the beginning, when La cuisinière bourgeoise was published in Quebec City in 1825, to the mid-twentieth century. Over the course of more than ten years Elizabeth Driver researched every cookbook published within the borders of present-day Canada, whether a locally authored text or a Canadian edition of a foreign work. Every type of recipe collection is included, from trade publishers' bestsellers and advertising cookbooks, to home economics textbooks and fund-raisers from church women's groups. The entries for over 2,200 individual titles are arranged chronologically by their province or territory of publication, revealing cooking and dining customs in each part of the country over 125 years. Full bibliographical descriptions of first and subsequent editions are augmented by author biographies and corporate histories of the food producers and kitchen-equipment manufacturers, who often published the books. Driver's excellent general introduction sets out the evolution of the cookbook genre in Canada, while brief introductions for each province identify regional differences in developments and trends. Four indexes and a 'Chronology of Canadian Cookbook History' provide other points of access to the wealth of material in this impressive reference book Contents 5 Illustrations 7 Foreword 9 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction 17 Chronology of Canadian Cookbook History 33 Explanation of Bibliography Entries 35 Abbreviations and Symbols 41 Maps 61 Newfoundland and Labrador 67 Nova Scotia 76 New Brunswick 103 Prince Edward Island 133 Quebec 139 Ontario 339 Pumpkins 339 1831-1900 352 1900-1914 472 1914-1923 580 1924-1934 689 1934-1949-50 829 Manitoba 986 Saskatchewan 1055 Alberta 1096 British Columbia 1146 Yukon Territory 1212 Northwest Territories 1214 No Province of Publication 1216 Published Outside Canada 1222 Great Britain 1222 United States 1226 Subject Index 1231 Place-of-Publication Index 1244 Name Index 1253 Short-Title Index 1288