Rare Victorian Etiquette and Recipe Book- Ladies' Handbook and Household Assistant circa 1888 preserves Clad in top hats and

Clad in top hats and colorful frock coats

Perfectly balanced to sit still on a plate (thank you lady nature

I have been as sincere a worshiper of Aurora as the Greeks

Oregon and Washington  were the subjects - prized west coast states known for their variety of topography from mountains to oceans

these two make tea and coffee time a lovely and lively event

Rare Victorian Etiquette and Recipe Book- Ladies' Handbook and Household Assistant circa 1888 preserves Clad in top hats andA Manual of Religious and Table Etiquette; A Selection of Choice Recipes For Plain and Fancy Cooking and a Compend of Rules, Tables, and Suggestions of Infinite Value in Every Household (from the title page) {HISTORY} Before church cookbooks came in spiral bound form printed on thin paper and stuffed to the gills with recipes fresh from the typewriter, they came in hardbound covers with gold gilt lettering and artfully displayed ads tucked between