{"product_id":"new-arrival-maine-kate-douglas-wiggin-ed-a-book-of-dorcas-dishes-family-receipts-contributed-by-the-dorcas-society-of-hollis-and-buxton","title":"(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Maine) Kate Douglas Wiggin, ed. A Book of Dorcas Dishes: Family Receipts contributed by the Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllus. with frontis. photograph of the old Congregational church at Buxton Lower Corner. Cloth-backed blue boards. First Edition. N.p.: Prvately Printed, 1911.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostcard of Kate Douglas Wiggin's summer home in Quillcote mounted to front pastedown. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe editor, Kate Douglas Wiggin, was a well-known children's book author (best known for \u003cem\u003eRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm\u003c\/em\u003e), and this is her only cookbook. Dorcas Societies were formed by groups of women, usually through their church, in order to contribute to the needy. Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton in Maine (founded in 1897) remains active today, shifting its focus toward providing community events, local scholarships, and charitable contributions. This was their first community cookbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMild shelf wear, else very good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ginnie Bosso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48412559737090,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/files\/IMG_4077_c0796aa2-f505-404a-9e18-76b77165dec5.jpg?v=1787949817","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/new-arrival-maine-kate-douglas-wiggin-ed-a-book-of-dorcas-dishes-family-receipts-contributed-by-the-dorcas-society-of-hollis-and-buxton","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}