Mrs. Welch's Cook Book

 

📘 Title: Mrs. Welch's Cook Book 

  ✍️ Author: Mary B. Welch 

🏷️ Tags: 19th-century cookbooks, domestic economy, culinary education, historical recipes, women in academia, Iowa Agricultural College, vintage typography, illustrated covers, American culinary heritage, Mills & Co. publishers 

📝 Description: Published in 1884 by Mills & Co. in Des Moines, this ornate cookbook by Mary B. Welch—Instructor of Domestic Economy at Iowa Agricultural College—offers a window into the culinary and educational values of late 19th-century America. The cover features stylized kitchen-themed typography and illustrations of domestic scenes, including women cooking and a Native American figure, reflecting both cultural context and pedagogical intent. A rare artifact of institutional culinary instruction, the book bridges practical household guidance with early academic approaches to domestic science.