1900s Cookery Books
The Edwardian era in Britain and its colonies overlapped with the Progressive era in the United States. Life for the middle and upper classes would change drastically after the Great War, and the period is often considered a last gasp of aristocratic decadence. As you can see, big dinners are going out of style in favor of smaller luncheons and suppers. I couldn't find nearly as many cookery books for this decade as for the 1910s and later, but I feel there's enough to warrant publishing the post. Miss Norton's book (under "Miscellaneous") is a fascinating glimpse into respectability politics of the fin de siècle African-American community, as well as a useful book of recipes. The end of the volume covers etiquette, pedagogy, and Christian morality as topics of interest for parents, teachers, and young people. I definitely recommend it if you want to get an idea of what middle- and upper-middle-class women of color we...