Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
Ottawa Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society
Title: The Economical Cook Book
Compiled by: Augusta Leonora Rosenthal on behalf of the Ottawa Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society (Ottawa, Ontario)
Printer/Publisher: Crain Printers Limited, 1915
Length: 114 pages
Form: Cloth boards
Book digitized as part of CRKN's Canadiana Collection and by the University of Toronto on Internet Archive.
This 1915 cookbook is the first known Jewish community cookbook published in Canada. The introductory statement notes that the society will "use the proceeds from the sale of volume to alleviate the sufferings of their poor".
Contents: Household Rules, Bread, Eggs, Omelets and Pancakes, Cereals, Appetizers, Dumplings for Soups, Soups, Meats, Vegetables, Luncheon Dishes, Fish, Salad Dressings and Sauce for Meats and Vegetables, Salads, Puddings and Sauces, Cookies and Kisses, Pastry, Cakes, Cake Frostings and Fillings, Frozen Deserts, Pickles and Preserves, Invalid Cookery, Candy
Includes advertisements in the first section, mainly for local Ottawa businesses.
None of the recipes include submitter names.
Listed in Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949