Owen, Mrs. De Witt C.

Ripley's Sweet Sixteen. Sixteen Recipes for Homemade Candies

Dixon, Illinois: Office of the Tri-Weekly Star, 1898. Softcover measuring 6 x 4.75", staple bound in green illustrated textured wrappers, [16] pp. A scarce cookbook of candy recipes that attempted to break down the candy making process into simple steps. Includes recipes for creams (including maple cream), caramels, fudge, and candy. The author, Ella Upton Leighton, was the wife of a prominent Illinois newspaperman, De Witt C. Owen. Together, they published a series of these "Ripley's" cookbooks under the name "Mrs .De Witt C. Owen." An attractive copy with toning to wrappers. Item #15613

Price: $50.00