A couple of weeks ago I broke down and ordered a cookbook that has been on my wish list at Amazon for quite some time. The Settlement Cookbook was originally published in 1901 but I chose to purchase the most recent version which was published in 1976. If you click on the the title above there are two different links (one on each line of the title) to sites online where the 1901 book is available at no charge. The Settlement Cookbook is unique in that it was created in a settlement house in Wisconsin. At the turn of the century from the 1800s to the 1900s in the United States there was an influx of immigration. Many of the new immigrants flocked into inner cities and had the task of learning about the way of life in their new home. Settlement houses sprang up in many cities to meet the need of helping the new immigrants in their assimilation desires. These houses not only taught English, but they were a place of social events such as speeches and dances for the immigrants to attend. In addition, there were many classes taught at these houses. One class often included was in cooking and nutrition. The woman who taught the cooking classes in the Wisconsin Settlement house that this cookbook came out of was Lizzie Black Kander (click on her name to follow the link for more information) about her and the creation of The Settlement Cookbook. The edition I purchased not only has the recipes that the teachers were teaching the immigrants but it has the recipes that the immigrants brought with them from the old country. I really like this cookbook. It is not a low calorie book but small portions of the recipes found within are within the scope of my restrictions. The following video explains more about the settlement houses around the United States at the time this cookbook was published. I highly recommend this cookbook.
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