300 years of handwritten cookbooks — Thanks to the University of Iowa Libraries, curious culinarians can transcribe a vanilla wafer recipe from a 1920s American cookbook. Courtesy the University of Iowa Libraries 300 years of handwritten cookbooks — Pastry recipes found in the Alice Electa Pickard recipe book from 1868. Courtesy the University of Iowa Libraries 300 years of handwritten cookbooks — An illustration of a confused cook graces the cover of a 1920s American cookbook. Courtesy the University of Iowa Libraries 300 years of handwritten cookbooks — Learn how to stew a calf's head from the Abigail Wellington Townsend cookbook, circa 1840. Courtesy the University of Iowa Libraries Prev Next
