Both a cookbook/housekeeping guide and an 1877 catalog of enameled iron cookware, this unusual book has practical, old fashioned food recipes as well as images of 99 different antique kitchen vessels and their value ranges today. With it, you can name, value and know the intended use for the enameled iron kitchen and toilet goods you find at antiques markets. Also, you can cook authentic meals (from soup to dessert) and preserve fresh fruit. This is a basic household guide your great—great grandmother may have used.