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(WOMEN'S HISTORY.) Bessie M. Gant. Bess Gant's Cook Book.
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Printed & Manuscript African Americana
Description
Typeset: (WOMEN'S HISTORY.) Bessie M. Gant. Bess Gant's Cook Book. 79 pages. 4to (10 x 7 inches), publisher's illustrated wrappers, moderate toning, original plastic comb binding partly perished, front wrapper coming detached, otherwise minor wear; minor wear to contents; later ownership inscription on first page. Culver City, CA: Murray & Gee, 1947
Footnote: Third edition, greatly expanded. Bessie M. Gant (circa 1902-1962) was also known for her weekly Pittsburgh Courier column, "Bess' Secrets 'bout Good Things to Eat," which ran from 1939 to 1956. After years as a private chef and restaurateur in Chicago and Pittsburgh, she moved to Los Angeles and became known as a chef to the stars. The last 5 pages of this cookbook are devoted to "Favorite Recipes of Famous Personalities," including a chicken mousse with avocados favored by Lena Horne, butterscotch pears for Hattie McDaniel, and other recipes for Walt Disney, Katherine Hepburn, Carmen Miranda, and more. The first two editions of her cookbook came out in 1938 and 1940, and are quite scarce (none of the 1938 and 2 of the 1940 in OCLC).
Footnote: Third edition, greatly expanded. Bessie M. Gant (circa 1902-1962) was also known for her weekly Pittsburgh Courier column, "Bess' Secrets 'bout Good Things to Eat," which ran from 1939 to 1956. After years as a private chef and restaurateur in Chicago and Pittsburgh, she moved to Los Angeles and became known as a chef to the stars. The last 5 pages of this cookbook are devoted to "Favorite Recipes of Famous Personalities," including a chicken mousse with avocados favored by Lena Horne, butterscotch pears for Hattie McDaniel, and other recipes for Walt Disney, Katherine Hepburn, Carmen Miranda, and more. The first two editions of her cookbook came out in 1938 and 1940, and are quite scarce (none of the 1938 and 2 of the 1940 in OCLC).
