This book created for newly arrived immigrants, filled with authentic historical recipes and household tips, offers a trip to a bygone America.Calling to mind the warmth and fragrance of a crackling, old-fashioned hearth, The Settlement Cookbook takes you back in time to the cozy, wood-fired kitchens of freshly immigrated families settling into their new home. First devised in 1903 by social reformer Elizabeth Kander as a homemaking guide for newly arrived...

Imparting all the warmth and fragrance of an old-fashioned, turn-of-the-century kitchen, The Settlement Cook Book was originally devised as a cooking and homemaking primer for newly arrived immigrants. Filled with hundreds of recipes for good eating, this back-to-basics book is also good reading. A blend of hardy, old-fashioned dishes and simple recipes that will fit today's demanding lifestyles, the text covers everything from making roast chicken (with chestnut dressing) to the ...

The Settlement Cookbook is containing many receipts used in Settlement cooking classes, the Milwaukee public school cooking centers and gathered from various other reliable sources.