Halton Women's Institute Cook Book 1912
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- The Halton Women's Institute compiled this cookbook in 1912 as a fund-raiser. The cover and 14 of the pages are included in this record to illustrate some of the advertising included, the names and contributions of women in Halton, and some of the pages with splotches and food bits which indicate favourite family recipes.
This book was found in the family memorabilia of the Smith family of John D. Smith and his descendents who farmed Lot 34, Conc. 1, SDS near Palermo. This cook book was likely used by Keturah Smith, wife of Walker Smith, John Durland Smith's son.
Keturah was 53 years old in 1912 and looking after the farm household for her husband and their two sons, Arthur and Russell who were 24 and 22 years old.
There is much of interest in this book. Please click on "Pages" in this record to see soup, pickle or cake recipes, the recipes for cleaning and lotions, and the ads for such local businesses as McGregor's Hardware in Oakville, Nixon's Hardware in Milton or the dry goods store of W. S. Woods in Palermo. It is also interesting to see the names of local women who contributed the recipes. - Notes
- You may also be interested in our record honouring the fundraising cookbooks of Bethel United Church in Drumquin. The link is below the photographs in this record.
- Inscriptions
- Title page: Halton Women's Institute Cook Book 1912. Compiled by the Ladies of Halton County ; District Officers (are) Mrs. Deverean, Pres. Mrs. R. Gorman, Vice-Pres. Mrs. Geo. Havil, Sec.-Treas. ; Cook Book Committee Mrs. W. C. Inglehart, Mrs. W. J. McClenahan, Mrs. E. Blanshard, Miss M. G. Alton, Miss E. Hager, Treasurer, Mrs. Robt. Gorman, Convenor.
- Date Of Event
- 1912
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Keturah Margaret Inglehart, b. August 21, 1858, d. June 8, 1918. Keturah married John Walker Smith on October 26, 1881. Walker was b. August 31, 1854, d. April 28, 1930.
- Local identifier
- TTLVP000260
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.43341 Longitude: -79.78293
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Halton Women's Institute Cook Book 1912
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
