Name/TitleSWRI Cookery Book
EditionSouvenir
MakerScottish Women's Rural Institutes
About this objectPaperback book titled 'Scottish Women's Rural Institutes Cookery Book (Special Souvenir Edition)', dated November 1952 and priced 6/-. The foreword states that "The recipes in this book have been contributed by women from all part of Scotland: from Orkney and Shetland, the islands and the highlands, the lowlands and all county districts." The contents are listed as follows:
I. Soup
II. Fish
III. Meat
IV. Made-up and Savoury Dishes
V. Vegetables, Salads and Hors D'Oeuvres
VI. Puddings and Pies
VII. Baking
VIII. Cheese Dishes
IX. Egg Dishes
X. Oatmeal Dishes
XI. Sandwich Fillings
XII. Fruit Preservation
XIII. Chutneys, Sauces, Stuffings, Etc.
XIV. Beverages
XV. Sweets
XVI. General Information, Handy Measures, Etc.
Partly digitised (13 pages incl. front page, foreword & index)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 135 x D: 15 mm
Date Made1952
Period1950s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Place NotesScottish Women's Rural Institutes, 42 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, 3
PublisherWilliam C Brown Advertising
Publication Date1952
Publication PlaceScotland, Edinburgh
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Women's_Institutes:
The Scottish Women's Institutes (SWI), informally called "the Rural", is a registered charity which promotes the preservation of Scotland's traditions and rural heritage, particularly in the sphere of household activities. It does so by means of local groups of women which meet regularly throughout the country. It was formed on 26 June 1917 as the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, part of the movement of rural women's institutes started in Stoney Creek, Ontario in 1897. The first meeting in Scotland look place at Longniddry in East Lothian. Catherine Hogg Blair had identified the need for a Scottish example of the emerging Women's Institutes movement and she organised the meeting at Longniddry to avoid a measles outbreak in her own village. 37 women became members and campaigner Nannie Brown was the area organiser. The SWRI created the chance for rural women to network and share their skills with one another. The group's magazine, Scottish Home and Country was first published in 1924. The name changed to Scottish Women's Institutes in 2015.
Subject and Association KeywordsScottish Women's Rural Institutes (SWRI)
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association Keywordscookery, cooking, recipes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2010-89
Spine LabelScottish Women's Rural Institutes Cookery Book
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved