Mexican Manuscript Cookbook ca 1950s
Mexico: 1950.
Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Item #CAT000473
ISBN: NoISBN
Half cloth, probably added for stability, over marbled boards, ca. 9" x 7". Partial index at front, titles highlighted. 51 leaves, the first 37 numbered and indexed, one loose leaf, a few recipes laid in, including 3 sheets of worn typed recipes - both sides used, generally two recipes per leaf, one per side, but some long recipes running much longer and some nearly two per side. In a single hand.
An intriguing array of Mexican, Spanish, Continental and American recipes showing how hotel and breakfast culture was seeping down south of the border. "Hash browned potatoes", nixtamal, salchichas de pollo, a few quesadillas, mole de olla, ensalada waldorf, cocktail de vodka, lengua a la escarlata, pescado a la Romana, butifarra, esparragos parmesana, "great grandma's sheep-wagon carrot cake", annie's popovers, "Dutch pantry pie", ponche, giant cinnamon rolls, pan pumpernickel. Size: 8vo. Text is in Spanish. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Spanish Language; Inventory No: CAT000473.
Price: $450.00