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The New Method In Diabetes, J. H. Kellogg Jan 1917

The New Method In Diabetes, J. H. Kellogg

1910-1920

Book on the use of a plant-based diet in the treatment of diabetes. Includes sections on modern methods of examining and treating diabetes, as well as suggested recipes and menus to prepare for diabetics. Digitized with permission at the Library of Congress.


The Vegetarian, Volume I, Harry Leslie Stroupe Jan 1916

The Vegetarian, Volume I, Harry Leslie Stroupe

1910-1920

Book promoting the vegetarian lifestyle. Includes recipes and menus for plant-based meals.


The Simple Life In A Nutshell, J. H. Kellogg Jan 1916

The Simple Life In A Nutshell, J. H. Kellogg

1910-1920

Book promoting vegetarianism as part of a healthy lifestyle. Not a cookbook, but does contain suggestions on which foods to eat and which foods to avoid. Also includes suggestions for general health such as exercise and rest.


The Progress Meatless Cook Book, Charlotte Lake Jan 1911

The Progress Meatless Cook Book, Charlotte Lake

1910-1920

Valuable recipes and suggestions for cleaning clothing, hats, gloves, house furnishings, walls, and woodwork and all kinds of helps for the household. Digitized by Google from the John Crerar Library. Full text available in PDF form.


What Yogurt Has Done For Others Yogurt Can Do For You!, Good Health Publishing Company Jan 1909

What Yogurt Has Done For Others Yogurt Can Do For You!, Good Health Publishing Company

1890-1909

Book discussing the benefits of yogurt tablets. Includes information on the scientific research on the benefits of the "friendly germs" contained in the tablets as well as instructions on how to prepare yogurt buttermilk using the tablets.


Healthful Living: An Account Of The Battle Creek Diet System, Kellogg Food Company Jan 1908

Healthful Living: An Account Of The Battle Creek Diet System, Kellogg Food Company

1890-1909

Book published by the Kellogg Food Company promoting a vegetarian lifestyle. Discusses the effects of a plant-based diet versus a meat-inclusive one, as well as other food-related health concerns. Includes a catalog of food products sold by Kellogg.


Home And Health, Committee Physicians Jan 1907

Home And Health, Committee Physicians

1910-1920

Containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitary laws; the preservation of health by clean, consistent living; and the home treatment of the more simple ailments and diseases, by the use of natural, rational remedies instead of drugs. Prepared and edited a competent committee of home-makers and physicians. Scan of the Intro and Diet sections from the collection of Southern Adventist University.


The Vegetarian Magazine November 1903, The Vegetarian Magazine, J. M. Peebles M.D. Nov 1903

The Vegetarian Magazine November 1903, The Vegetarian Magazine, J. M. Peebles M.D.

1890-1909

Periodical discussing the vegetarian lifestyle. Does not include recipes for vegetarian dishes, but the articles endorse a vegetarian lifestyle supported by personal experience, medical studies, and Biblical suggestions. Also includes a small catalog of specialty vegetarian ingredients such as ko-nut, diamond butter oil, and Wesson oil.


A Few Simple Recipes, The Madison Rural Sanitarium Jan 1900

A Few Simple Recipes, The Madison Rural Sanitarium

1890-1909

Meals eaten by patients at the Madison Rural Sanitarium and the Nashville Cafeteria. Meals designed to promote health. From the collection of Southern Adventist University.


The Natural Food Of Man, J R. Leadsworth Jan 1899

The Natural Food Of Man, J R. Leadsworth

1890-1909

How to prepare it. Recipes designed to fight diseases cause by not following a natural diet. Full text digitized and available from the McKee Library collection.


Novel Dishes, Mary Pope Jan 1893

Novel Dishes, Mary Pope

1890-1909

A complete and trustworthy guide to vegetarian cookery. Published in London and republished in the United States. Digitized from the Mckee Library collection at Southern Adventist University.


The Buddhist Diet-Book (Excerpts), Laura C. Holloway Jan 1886

The Buddhist Diet-Book (Excerpts), Laura C. Holloway

1870-1889

Excerpts of a Buddhist Diet Book prepared by Laura Holloway from 1886. 4 photographs of pages of general recipes.


The Hygeian Home Cook-Book, Russell Thatcher Trall Dec 1880

The Hygeian Home Cook-Book, Russell Thatcher Trall

1870-1889

Healthful and palatable food without condiments. Digitized by Sloan Foundation from the Library of Congress. Full text available online at Internet Archive.


Crumbs From The Round Table, Joseph Barber Dec 1865

Crumbs From The Round Table, Joseph Barber

1850-1869

A Feast for Epicures. A compilation of different articles discussing different foods and in different seasons. Book Digitized from the McKee Library Collection.


Valuable Recipes, A W. Chase Dec 1857

Valuable Recipes, A W. Chase

1850-1869

For saloons, inn-keepers, grocers, druggists, merchants, and for families generally. A guide to wealth. Full text digitized and available from the McKee Library collection.


The Philosophical Monitor, Friend To Mankind Dec 1817

The Philosophical Monitor, Friend To Mankind

1810-1829

An investigation of the causes, which the moral and physical perfection of human society; in which many hereditary popular customs, generally supposed innocent, are shown to be productive of indigence, disease, and premature termination of life. Full text digitized and available from the McKee Library collections.