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  The Romance of the Kitchen by Ida Bailey Allen I Winds howling over earth- A blackened sky- The crash of thunder- Clouds cleft by forks of light- A storm. Out of the storm there came a fire. From theat fire they took a brand, They piled on branches Till it flamed and blazed. There in the glow they crouched, Warning their hands and food. For centuries, The fire was tended by the hands of man. Around this fired they lived. The food they ate Was held on sticks before the flames- Baked in the ashes--roasted on stones In Primitive Kitchens. II The Incas' water jars and bowls, Brick ovens of Pompeii, Boat kitchens of the Pharaohs' on the Nile, The roasts and spits of early England, The Oriental braziers glowing hot, The franklin stoves of the Colonies, Singing kettles of the world, In the Kitchens of History. III Rare roots and herbs from royal gardens Borne by couriers from land to land. Caravans, laden with dates and sweets Plodding across the desert. Strange foods from alien countries, The spoils of war. Japan's fine teas, China's rice and ginger, Smyrna's figs, Olives from Spain and oil from France, Fruits from the tropics. Continents fround and nations lost, For the Kitchens of a World. IV The modern kitchen- For whose needs Farms, dairies, factories and banks exist. The vision of countless minds- Lifetimes of scientific research Given to solve its problems. Its destiny controlled by home-makers. The stove, the pots and pans, the bowls and spoons- Tools to transform food-stuffs into life- True Romance of the Kitchen.
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  The original domestic goddess, America’s Mrs. Allen, nee Ida Cogswell, was born in 1885 and lived in Danielson, Connecticut and New York. She has been credited with bringing nutrition, world cuisine and formal cooking to thousands of average housewives (it is also said that she invented the marshmallow-topped sweet potato casserole). An avid cook, “domestic science” professional and a practicing dietitian, she was the first woman in history to bring food to the masses using all available media outlets: in print, as the author of more than 50 cookbooks, including The Best Loved Recipes of the American People, and as a contributor to more than a half dozen major magazines (Good Housekeeping, Parade); on the radio, as the host of a popular radio show; and on TV, acting as television’s first female food host on Mrs. Allen and the Chef. Confessing that the radio was “a fearsome thing,” she nevertheless went on to pioneer a popular radio show for homemakers and founded the “National Radio Homemaker’s Club,” which surprised her with its overwhelming success and delighted her with the way it united women while they “kept house.” Her power to influence was demonstrated one Christmas when she suggested that women could wear red Christmas dresses to please their children, and stores reported a surge in requests for red holiday garb. Mrs. Allen was also the queen of the sensible kitchen, penning some of the first books dedicated solely to budget cuisine, cooking for two and efficient timesaving meals. From: http://www.antiquetrader.com/features/collecting_classic_vintage_cookbooks Born in 1885, she was widowed twice and died in 1973 at age 88. ---She was considered the Martha Stewart of her time.
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  Mrs. Allen in Her Own Kitchen. Illustrated From Photographs By T L. Allen And A. E. Sproul Read more: http://chestofbooks.com/food/recipes/Allen-Cook-Book/index.html#ixzz1mWGTyrCj
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  Partial Bailey Bibliography Note: Mrs. Allen’s cookbooks often ran to second, third editions and so on. We’ve listed them under the first year publication date. For company recipe books, the name of the cThe Modern Method of Preparing Delightful Foods 21 copies, 1 review The Service Cook Book Number One 20 copies, 1 review Pressure cooking 16 copies, 1 review Best loved recipes of the American people 12 copies Ida Bailey Allen's Cook Book for Two 10 copies, 1 review The Round-the-World Cook Book 10 copies Gastronomique: A cookbook for gourmets 9 copies Ida Bailey Allen's modern cook book; 2500 delicious recipes, formerly… 8 copies, 1 review Ida Bailey Allen's Money-saving Cook Book 8 copies When You Entertain: What to Do, and How 7 copies Ida Bailey Allen's Cookbook - Delicious Meals at Low Cost 6 copies The budget cook book 6 copies Ida Bailey Allen's Time-Saving Cook Book 5 copies the service cook book, number two 5 copies Cooking Menus Service 5 copies One hundred four prize radio recipes with twenty-four radio home-maker's… 4 copies, 1 review Luscious Luncheons and Tasty Teas 3 copies, 1 review Ida Bailey Allen’s Kitchenette for Two Cook Book: Buying for TWO, Menus… 3 copies, 1 review Mrs. Allen's Cookbook 3 copies Step-by-Step Picture Cookbook 3 copies New Modern Cookbook: 2819 Delicious Recipes 3 copies Solving the High Cost of Eating: a cookbook to live by 3 copies Double-Quick Cooking for Part-Time Homemakers 2 copies Vital vegetables,: With analyses, menus, and recipes, 2 copies A New Snowdrift Cook Book 2 copies Woman’s World Calendar Cook Book 2 copies Golden Rule Cook Book, 141-pp ed. 2 copies Ida Bailey Allen's Step By Step Picture Cook Book 2 copies Common sense cook book: 200 recipes and 100 puzzling food questions and… 2 copies Golden Rule Foods ... The Golden Rule Way (122-page ed.) 2 copies Ida Bailey Allen's Sandwich Book 2 copies Canning and Preserving September Products 1 copy Mrs. Allen's book of sugar substi
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  ----Just one of her interesting cookbooks. Dainty Desserts by Ida Bailey Allen, premier international food authority of her day, was first published in the 1920s. This extremely rare collection of recipes is presented as a dessert calendar divided by months. Containing over 365 recipes -- one for every day of the year -- there is something for every taste and occasion.
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  This is an ad for her radio program.
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