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Elizabeth O. Hiller

1856 – 1941

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Lived 1856 – 1941 (aged 85). Elizabeth O. Hiller was a writer and cookbook writer.

Elizabeth O. Hiller (circa 1856 – August 14, 1941) was a prominent early twentieth-century American author of cookbooks and a professor of culinary arts.

Career Hiller attended the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and the Boston Cooking School, graduating in its class of 1898. She was later the principal of the Chicago Domestic Training School,

In 1905, The Women's Home Companion invited six leading cooking personalities to submit columns with their favorite recipes in a contest to select a new regular columnist. Hiller participated and lost to Fannie Farmer.

She contributed a regular column to the magazine Chef, Steward and Housekeeper, and wrote recipes for the Chicago Tribune which were also published in other newspapers across the United States. She regularly lectured on culinary topics, at shows and expositions, to clubs and societies around the country, and on radio. Her recipe or menu calendars were still being published in the early 1930s.

Hiller participated in advertising for various products, including gas ranges and fruited cereal.

Personal life Hiller was married to Jackson Hiller. She died on 14 August 1941, aged 85, at the home of a daughter in Park Ridge, Illinois. Hiller, Elizabeth O. The Calendar of Luncheons, with 52 Practical Sunday Evening Suppers. 365 Answers to the Daily Question: "What Shall We Have for Luncheon?". Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1916. Hiller, Elizabeth O. The Calendar of Salads; 365 Answers to the Daily Question: "What Shall We Have for Salad?". New York: P. F. Volland Co, 1916. Hiller, Elizabeth O. The Calendar of Desserts: 365 Answers to the Daily Question : "What Shall We Have for Dessert.". New York: P. F. Volland & Co, 1916. . Hiller, Elizabeth O. The Corn Cook Book. Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, 1918. War edition. Hiller, Elizabeth O. Left-Over Foods and How to Use Them, With Suggestions Regarding the Preservation of Foods in the Home. 1910. Hiller, Elizabeth O. New Dinners for All Occasions: With Instructions for Formal and Informal Dinner Service. Joliet, Ill: P. F. Volland, 1920. Hiller, Elizabeth O. The New Calendar of Salads; 365 Answers to the Daily Question: "What Shall We Have for Salad?". Joliet: P. F. Volland Co, 192?. . Hiller, Elizabeth O. Your Daily Kitchen Companion. Learn a Little, Save a Little Every Day. Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, 1918.

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Who was Elizabeth O. Hiller?

cookbook author

When was Elizabeth O. Hiller born?

Elizabeth O. Hiller was born on 4 April 1856 in Freeport.

When did Elizabeth O. Hiller die?

Elizabeth O. Hiller died on 16 August 1941 in Park Ridge.

What was Elizabeth O. Hiller's occupation?

Elizabeth O. Hiller was a writer and cookbook writer.

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· Wikidata: Q55838603

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