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| Title | The Mary Frances Cook Book; or, Adventures among the kitchen people (p. 108) |
| Author | Fryer, Jane Eayre, 1876- |
| Publisher | John C. Winston Company
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| Publisher Location | United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Publication Date | 1912 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Hays, Margaret G.
Boyer, Jane Allen
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| Image Production Process | Planographic prints--lithographs
Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with color relief prints. Frontispiece and cover illustration are color lithographs.
Talking pans and utensils known as the Kitchen People teach Mary Frances to cook and set the table. Includes recipes. Also includes advice such as never opening the door to strangers, in this case, a tramp who appears on the back porch.
This page gives a recipe for gingerbread cookies. |
| Contextual Notes | Beginning in 1912, Jane Eayre Fryer wrote a series of books featuring Mary Frances that were designed to teach young girls fundamental domestic skills. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Cookery, American; Cookery--Juvenile literature |
| Category | Home economics and domestic life
Readers
Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0629 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. TX 652.5 F58 1912 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 175 p.: illustrated; 23.5 x 17.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 14.4 |
