Maine Coastal Cooking, Down East Recipes dating from 1664

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A softcover copy of Maine Coastal Cooking and the Accomplished Cook, Or, the Whole Art and Mystery of Cookery, Fitted for All Degrees and Qualities: Down East Recipes Dating from 1664 compiled by Ruth Wiggins and Gertrude Hupper. The book’s front and back covers are heavy weight paper and the pages are held together with a white, plastic, comb spine that is broken off at the top. The front cover is primarily white with red bands at the top and bottom. White text inside the red band at the tops reads [Coastal Cooking] and text inside the bottom band reads [Down East Recipes dating from 1664]. At the center, set against a white background, is a large illustration of a black, wood burning stove with the text [ATLANTIC / 702] illustrated on the front of the stove. A teakettle and saucepan rest on the stove’s surface.

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