Eleanor Hitchings’ Centennial Cook Book for Home Bakers

Thin card covers, side stitched with staples, not paginated (runs approximately 88 pages), 8.5x11 in - 21.5x28 cm, B&W illustrations.

Covers worn at edges and soiled; front cover bears previous owner’s name in ink. Spine tape has small closed tears at head. Several pages stained or marked in ink

Eleanor Hitchings (1917-1999) worked for the Saskatoon Construction Association for 25 years, rising to the position of Executive Director. In 1967 she compiled this cookbook to raise money to travel from Saskatoon to Expo ’67 in Montreal. While the first printing ran 250 copies, Hitchings went on to sell more than 5000 copies of her cookbook (to individual buyers as well as to Eatons, The Bay, the Co-Op, and local Saskatoon stores). Intended to celebrate Canada’s history and geographic diversity, the cookbook includes contemporary and historical baking recipes from across the country. From Pumpkin Pie to Tomato Soup Cake (“try it, it’s good!”), the volume preserves recipes and baking hints from the early/mid-1900s.