CORNUCOPIA A Collection of Recipes | Winton Forest Church | Forest Park Ohio ©1978

CORNUCOPIA, A Collection of Recipes is a regional cookbook of favorite recipes from the members of Winton Forest Church located in Forest Park, Ohio, a joint ministry congregation church of Episcopal Church and the United Church of Christ members.

The cookbook is filled with recipes that range from Chicken Chalupa, Aloha Sauce for Melon, Empress House Chili (a version of Cincinnati chili), Seven-Layer Salad, Peanut Butter Chiffon Pie, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Goof-Proof Pie Crust, Pretzel Salad, and more. The name of the person who submitted is printed below its recipe.

The 80+page comb-bound cookbook is in good condition for its age with no tears.  There is some browning and staining, especially on the back cover. It measures 8 ½” high by 5 ½” wide without the plastic comb.

A must-have addition to your culinary library, this cookbook is an example of a community cookbook. Frequently published by a group of women as a fundraiser, these treasured cookbooks allow us to gain a unique insight into American culture, social norms, and the collective history during an era. Through the recipes, kitchen equipment used, household hints and headnotes, the reader is provided a valuable snapshot of historical details that might not be documented elsewhere. As a result, these cookbooks have become unofficial records of the past, often valued by collectors and culinary scholars more for their historical relevance, than the recipes inside.