Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: EARLY COOKS AND EARLY COOKBOOKS -- NOTES ON UNDERSTANDING VINTAGE RECIPES -- Dutch Oven, Outdoor Cooking -- Bread, Biscuits, Rolls, and Muffins -- Pies, Cobblers, Fritters, and Brown Betty -- Cakes and Tortes -- Sourdough -- Cookies and Brownies -- Hotcakes, Waffles, and Doughnuts -- Old-Tyme Remedies and Household Recipes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.