<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> From: [log in to unmask] Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: pre-1940's recipes -- a challenge! Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 22:08:10 LOCAL My favorite book to check out for that kind of information is "The Virginia Housewife Or, Methodical Cook" by Mary Randolph (published 1824). Here are two recipes, verbatim. Egg Plant [snipped...] To Make Polenta [This recipe has been removed from the logfiles, as] [it is copyrighted material---the CELIAC Listowners]