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This is a solid place to start in the evolution of home cooking because it shows a desire to want to know and understand more. Other cookbooks began to develop following this one.
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Up until certain movements were made, women were the primary caretakers in households. This is just the way the gender roles were typically at this time period. The Ladies of Detroit and Other Cities wrote one of the first known cookbooks. The book contains extremely simple, basic "recipes" for women to follow. Many recipes were published without being tested, but it was a good start to embracing at home cooking. -
Cooking economics classes were not in high demand / necessity and were not widely accepted for a very long time. This outlook on it continued on until Mrs. Grace Smith Bryan from Fayetteville High School was able to get eleven high school girls credit for her home cooking economics class. The photo shows the girls examining what Mrs. Bryan is demonstrating, deepening their understanding of food and cooking. -
This was a major milestone in home cooking, because it showed older women wanting to influence younger girls. Likewise, it also shows younger girls' stronger desire to learn how to cook at home.
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Therefore, I am sure it was an appliance that many people used, which is why it is still around in present time. It allowed women to explore new foods and cooking processes, which is a major milestone.
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In the 1920s, the thoughts of expanding home cooking really took off. This led to the creation of new appliances finally coming into place. One of the most prevalent first appliances was the toaster, in 1925. Obviously it looks "old," but this was new and a major advancement in home cooking. It appears to look like a “pressing” method which would be easy to understand. -
This was a major, positive advancement in home cooking. The stove pictured looks quite different from a present time stove out the outside, yet looks like it accomplishes the same goal overall.
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In the 1930's, more complex and overall advanced appliances began forming. Things in the world were progressing at this time, and the cooking world took full advantage and used new technology and building skills to form excellent appliances. One of the most prevalent is the stove, in 1930. Similarly to the toaster and more basic appliances, this gives women more depth to cooking and opens up stronger opportunities. -
In the 1960s, home cooking took off in the form of TV shows and broadcast programs. Again, the world had majorly progressed, specifically in the technology realm this time. The cooking world took this to it’s full advantage. Pictured is Mrs. Chen showing her audience and viewers how to make a peking duck. -
She uses a stove, which was documented in this virtual museum previously, and if she wanted to, she could put her instructions in the form of a cookbook. Mrs. Chen cooking duck on Joyce Chen's Chinese cooking show perfectly resembles how far home cooking has come over time.
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The American home cook book. 1878. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011437455. (Accessed October 31, 2024.) Home economics class: cooking. 1910. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/fayfre01/id/222. (Accessed October 31, 2024.)
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HOSTESS Sandwich Toaster. Retrieved from the National Museum of American History,https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=kitchen+appliances. (Accessed October 31, 2024.) Stove. Retrieved from the National Museaum of American History,https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=cooking+stove. (Accessed October 31, 2024.)
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Lockwood, Ruth, Chen, Joyce, 1917-1994, Stevens, Mark. Peking Duck II. 1967-05-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B3D6EDD054CB429CB38E1264F0F7CCCB. (Accessed October 31, 2024.)