The Philathea Cookbook
First Methodist Episcopal Church 1927. Thunderstorms are rolling through today and so I went to the cookbooks and pulled one down with the thought of writing a post for Beans Cookbook Legacy. I took it in hand and sat in the rocker by the window and started to read and after a time I understood why my Mother so enjoyed her cookbooks and why she would sit and read them like novels for hours. I have this image in my mind of women through time leafing through cookery books searching for something new and different. Or perhaps looking for a special recipe to make for a celebration or returning to an old tried and true one. I guess I’m old fashioned and I know I’m terribly sentimental but the experience of meandering through a cookbook, especially one that has been lovingly used for many years has a unique voice, an energy, and memories tucked within its pages. Published 1928. The Philathea Cook Book, compiled by the Philathea Class of First Methodist Episcopal Church,