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Janet McKenzie Hill

1852 – 1933

Cookbook author

Journalist Cookbook writer
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About Janet McKenzie Hill

Lived 1852 – 1933 (aged 80–81). Janet McKenzie Hill was an American journalist and cookbook writer.

Janet McKenzie Hill (December 13, 1852 – September 4, 1933) Hill died on September 4, 1933, at her home in Chatham, New Hampshire.

A small sample of Hill's work is the baked bean sandwich.

Works Salads, sandwiches, and chafing dish dainties (1899) Little, Brown and Company. Practical cooking and serving (1902) Doubleday, Page & Company. A Short history of the banana and a few recipes for its use (1904) (for United Fruit Company) Cooking for two: a handbook for young housekeepers (1909) Little, Brown and Company. Dainty desserts for dainty people (1909) (for Knox Gelatine) Cooking and serving en casserole and things we relish (1910) The Book of entrees (1911) Little, Brown and Company. The Up-to-date waitress (1914) Little, Brown and Company. The American cook book; Recipes for everyday use (1914) The Boston Cooking-School Magazine Co. Nyal cook book (1916) (for Nyal Druggists) Chocolate and cocoa recipes (1916) (for Walter Baker & Co) (co-author: Maria Parloa) Canning, preserving, and jelly making (1917) Little, Brown and Company. Cakes, Pastry and Dessert Dishes (1917) Little, Brown and Company. War time recipes (1918) Practical Cooking And Serving (1919) Recipes for everyday (1919) (for Procter & Gamble Co.) Balanced daily diet (1920) (for Procter & Gamble Co.) The Rumford Way of Cookery and Household Economy (approx. 1920 for The Rumford Co.) Cakes, pastry, and dessert dishes (1930) Little, Brown and Company. The Cooks book (1933) (for Jaques Manufacturing Co.)

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1852
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Died
1933
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Cookbook author (1852–1933)

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Janet McKenzie Hill was born in 1852.

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Janet McKenzie Hill died in 1933.

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Janet McKenzie Hill was a journalist and cookbook writer.

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Janet McKenzie Hill was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Janet McKenzie Hill

· Wikidata: Q6153500

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