Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them (1906, 2nd Ed.) — Larkin Co. Vintage Cookbook

"Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them" — an original 1906 second edition cookbook published by The Larkin Co., Buffalo, NY (est. 1875). Compiled by the Larkin Kitchen Laboratory Department for customers and friends, this compact, well-loved volume preserves 200+ early 20th-century recipes with helpful cooking tips, tables, and household guidance.

What’s inside

• Chapters include Soups, Sauces, Salads, Breads, Cakes and Icings, Cookies, Pastry, Desserts, Pudding Sauces, Candies, Ice Cream and Ices.

• Classic recipes still popular today: chicken salad, Parker House rolls, chocolate cream pie, hard sauce, lobster Newburg, and more.

• Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and a few photographs.

Publication details

• Title: Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them

• Publisher: The Larkin Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

• Edition/Date: Second edition, copyright 1906

• Format: Paperback with linen cover

• Pages: 68

• Size: 5" x 7.75"

Condition

• Cover: Acceptable for age; stains, scribbles on front, large tear along binding; writing on inside front cover.

• Pages: Fair; writing on endpapers, stains (especially edges), some edge tears; recipes remain intact and readable.

• Binding: Good.

• Overall: Acceptable, well-used vintage condition—please review photos closely.

Why we love it

• Authentic early 1900s vintage cookbook and company-issued kitchen reference.

• Great for culinary historians, cookbook collectors, kitchen décor, or photo/prop styling.

This is a vintage item that has been used and loved and carries a history. We strive for accurate descriptions—please examine photos carefully before purchase.