[Central Union Church (Honolulu, Hawaii); Ladies' Society; McCulley, Helen H (original compiler)]Biblio.com
Hawaiian Cook Book: Compiled by the Ladies' Society of Central Union Church
190910018Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Co 1909. Octavo 21 x 14.5 cm. 150 16 pages. Interleaved with unpaginated blanks for the addition of handwritten recipes. Index and advertisements. Stated "Fifth Edition Revised and Enlarged". Later edition of Hawaii's first cookbook a community cookbook with recipes attributed. The much slimmer first edition - just forty-nine pages - was issued in 1879 by "The Ladies of the Fort Street Church" and printed by P.C. Advertising Printing Establishment. In the new preface to this Fifth Edition the current editor Elizabeth C.V. Hall speaks to the book's origins though miscalculates the original publication date to be 1882. While the chapter headings are fairly standard – Cakes Confectionery Desserts Eggs Fish Game and Poultry etc. – there is a presence of more local recipes and ingredients. Taro breadfruit papaya alligator pear and of course cocoanut and pineapple. Some spotting and light soil throughout. In original limp cloth titled in black on the front panel; wear and abrasions to cloth especially at the spine thought it remains structurally sound. Near very good. With two handwritten recipes "Steamed Chocolate Pudding" and "Caramel Pudding" added to a blank. OCLC locates nine copies of this edition; the first edition is known only by one copy NYPL; Brown 524 for the first edition; Cook page 55; not in Cagle. Hawaiian Gazette Co hardcover
