Personal Recipes [by the Woman’s Association of Swan River (Manitoba) United Church]

$345.00

[Woman’s Association of Swan River United Church]; Mrs. J.A. McIntosh (President); Mrs. C. Dunbar; Mrs. W.L. Forshner; Mrs. Jas. McKague; Mrs. J. Haggarty; Mrs. F. Sigurdson; Rev. W.S. Cooke (Minister)

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[Woman’s Association of Swan River United Church]; Mrs. J.A. McIntosh (President); Mrs. C. Dunbar; Mrs. W.L. Forshner; Mrs. Jas. McKague; Mrs. J. Haggarty; Mrs. F. Sigurdson; Rev. W.S. Cooke (Minister). Personal Recipes [by the Woman’s Association of Swan River (Manitoba) United Church]. Swan River, Manitoba, Canada: Swan River United Church | North American Press (Kansas City, Missouri), ND [Circa 1950]. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 44. Small 8vo., measuring 6″x9″. Illustrated card covers bearing a photograph in black and white of the Swan River United Church to the centre of the front cover; held with bright red plastic spiral binding. Many black and white advertisements by sponsoring local businesses, and merchants. The prefatory remarks provide for a short history of the Swan River United Church, and a list of the members of the ‘Woman’s Committee’. Included in the this scarce offering are a rich selection of local, Canadian, and ethnic recipes all accompanied with the names of their respective contributors. Sections include: Relishes, Pickles & Appetizers; Soups, Salads, Beverages; Miscellaneous: Meat Susbtitutes and Vegetables; Meat, Fish, Poultry; Rolls, Pies, Pastries; Cakes & Cookies; Desserts; Jelly, Candy, Preserves. Covers rubbed, some edgewear, tide-marks confined to both the front, and rear cover. Internally, the contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked. Overall, good. Spiral Bound. Exceedingly rare, and unrecorded in OCLC at time of cataloguing. No copies available in commerce. At time of cataloguing not in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, University of Guelph Archives & Special Collections: Cookbook Collection, or McGill University Archives & Special Collections. Rare indeed. (#1641) $345.00