Wilma Linville
From Wilma’s Kitchen – Wilma Linville | Greensburg, Indiana (1985)
From Wilma’s Kitchen – Wilma Linville | Greensburg, Indiana (1985)
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AT A GLANCE
- Title:
- From Wilma's Kitchen
- Publisher:
- Self‑Published
- Author:
- Wilma Linville
- Date:
- 1979 1985 (Second printing)
- Origin:
- Greensburg, Indiana
- Dimensions:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½”
- Condition:
- Very Good (VG)
- Cover:
- Softcover comb-bound
- Pages:
- 445 (500+ recipes)
- Book genre:
- Cookbook
- Notes:
- Eight recipe sections; large recipe count; scarce out‑of‑print title
Low stock: 1 left
A Hard‑to‑Find 1979 Self‑Published Cookbook from Greensburg, Indiana.
Collector’s Note
Self‑published cookbooks preserve hyper‑local foodways that rarely appear in commercial publications. They capture family traditions, handwritten favorites, regional dishes, and community identity in a way no mass‑market cookbook can. For collectors, they offer authenticity, scarcity, and a direct connection to the cook who created them—making titles like From Wilma’s Kitchen especially desirable.
A charming and substantial example of regional cookbook history, From Wilma’s Kitchen is a self‑published collection of best‑loved family recipes compiled by Wilma Linville of Greensburg, Indiana. First released in 1979 and reprinted in 1985, this substantial 445‑page cookbook contains well over 500 recipes, organized into eight classic sections.
The book reflects the warm, practical, and generous cooking traditions of Midwestern home kitchens, with recipes contributed, tested, and refined across generations. The light brown cover features a nostalgic illustration of a woman cooking in front of a wood‑burning stove, complete with a curled‑up cat and kitchen tools at her feet.
This copy is from the 1985 second printing and remains in near mint condition, with a clean, intact comb‑bound spine and crisp pages. Measuring 8 ½" × 5 ½", it is no longer in print and is extremely difficult to find, especially in this condition.
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