Be careful with editions if you purchase this. The 1903 version was reprinted & seems popular on Ebay - it is a thin paperback without a lot of recipes & NO TEMPERATURES since it was written for wood stove cooking. It's interesting & generally inexpensive, but not much help.

My mother-in-law gave my wife a copy of this when we got married & we did the same for my daughter-in-law. It's not a fancy cookbook. It covers all aspects of cooking with excellent references such as a meat chart showing where various cuts come from, conversion charts for liquid & dry measures & weights. It covers the basics of cooking & has a lot of simple recipes that are tasty, but nothing fancy. As an overall cookbook, it's excellent. Good for beginners & a standard reference for those who have been cooking for decades. ( )

One of the best old-fashioned, still-useful cookbook available. Includes helpful hints for maintaining a nutritious diet, raising children to eat properly and how to entertain for various occasions, including what to serve and how to set the table properly. Oh, and the recipes are good, too. ( )

Under the auspices of "The Settlement" 499 Fifth Street. 2nd ed. of this rare book. Greatly expanded. See other entry for 1st ed MSU Historic American Cookbook Project. The real deal. 2nd ed 1903 1500 copies. Lizzie Black Kander 28 May 1858, 24 July 1940 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ( )

1st Edition. Cover title: The Way to a Man's Heart. "The Settlement" Cook Book Milwaukee, Wis. 1000 copies. MSU Historic American Cookbook Project. Many handwritten recipes. The real deal. 2nd ed 1903 1500 copies. Lizzie Black Kander 28 May 1858, 24 July 1940 Milwaukee Wisconsin. ( )