#lizziekander — Public Fediverse posts

"In 1901, #Milwaukee native #LizzieKander was teaching #kosher #cooking classes to #immigrants at the Milwaukee #Jewish Mission. The women copied down the #recipes and lessons. But to #Kander, this felt like wasted time.

Kander envisioned compiling the recipes and household tips into a pamphlet to sell to the broader community, and in the process, raise money for Milwaukee’s urban poor.

“#TheSettlementCookBook” would go on to become the most successful charitable #cookbook in #American history with 40 #editions and over two million copies sold.

#NoraRubel, a #professor in the #University of #Rochester’s Department of #Religion and #Classics, says “The Settlement #Cook #Book” became an integral part of Jewish American material culture.

She recently spoke to WPR’s “#Wisconsin Today” about her new book, “Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of The Settlement Cook Book.”

The following #interview has been edited for clarity and brevity."

https://www.wpr.org/culture/milwaukee-pioneer-lizzie-kander-settlement-cook-book

"In 1901, #Milwaukee native #LizzieKander was teaching #kosher #cooking classes to #immigrants at the Milwaukee #Jewish Mission. The women copied down the #recipes and lessons. But to #Kander, this felt like wasted time.

Kander envisioned compiling the recipes and household tips into a pamphlet to sell to the broader community, and in the process, raise money for Milwaukee’s urban poor.

“#TheSettlementCookBook” would go on to become the most successful charitable #cookbook in #American history with 40 #editions and over two million copies sold.

#NoraRubel, a #professor in the #University of #Rochester’s Department of #Religion and #Classics, says “The Settlement #Cook #Book” became an integral part of Jewish American material culture.

She recently spoke to WPR’s “#Wisconsin Today” about her new book, “Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of The Settlement Cook Book.”

The following #interview has been edited for clarity and brevity."

https://www.wpr.org/culture/milwaukee-pioneer-lizzie-kander-settlement-cook-book