The New England Cook Book: The Latest and the Best Methods for Economy and Luxury at Home (Collector's)

This book features both an entertaining collection of recipes (which quickly become stories in themselves) and a fascinating slice of life from a century ago. Egg yolks are yelks, there are not one, but two mock turtle recipes that require the scalding and cleaning of a calf s head (don t ask about the tongue) and everything is cooked over fire live, wood-burning fire."