"Colonial Fireplace Cooking & Early American Recipes," 1979
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Since its opening in 1929, the restored Clinton Inn (now Eagle Tavern) in Greenfield Village featured several period-room exhibits -- including a "colonial kitchen" with a large open fireplace. During the 1970s, adult education classes were held here, taught by instructor Margaret Chalmers. Chalmers, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, later published this cookbook of recipes used in these classes.
Since its opening in 1929, the restored Clinton Inn (now Eagle Tavern) in Greenfield Village featured several period-room exhibits -- including a "colonial kitchen" with a large open fireplace. During the 1970s, adult education classes were held here, taught by instructor Margaret Chalmers. Chalmers, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, later published this cookbook of recipes used in these classes.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1979
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, East Lansing
Creator Notes
Written by Margaret Taylor Chalmers. Published by Shoestring Press, East Lansing, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2015.0.18.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.625 in
Width: 8.625 in
Inscriptions
On cover: Colonial fireplace / Cooking & Early / American Recipes / Margaret Taylor Chalmers / (Greenfield Village Cook)
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