Maria McIlvaine Gillmore

Maria McIlvaine Gillmore (born Maria McIlvaine; May 8, 1871 – January 12, 1965) was an American cookbook writer and Presbyterian missionary. She authored Meatless Cookery and Economy Cook Book (1918). She later joined the Commission Appointed to Visit Chile and Brazil by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, and contributed to the book Modern Missions in Chile and Brazil (1926).

Biography

Early and personal life Maria McIlvaine was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 8, 1871. Her parents were Edward Shippen McIlvaine (1843–1910) and Annie Belleville McIlvaine (; 1842–1918). She had two sisters and one brother, and was privately educated.

She married Henry Van Kleeck Gillmore on June 21, 1905.

Gillmore later moved to New York City, where she managed hostess houses at Camp Upton from 1917 to 1918. The book was concerned with diet in relation to heart disease, blood pressure, and auto-intoxication.

Economy Cook Book In 1918, Gillmore published Economy Cook Book, a handbook on meal planning, nutrition, and wartime cookery. It recommended protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, and milk for children, and lighter diets for adults, especially those over forty.

Missionary work McIlvaine was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Trenton. She later joined the Commission Appointed to Visit Chile and Brazil by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. The commission visited Presbyterian missions in both countries, and Gillmore contributed to Modern Missions in Chile and Brazil, a book based on the commission's work.

Death Gillmore died at a nursing home in Summit, New Jersey, on January 12, 1965. She was buried at West Point Cemetery.

Publications Meatless Cookery: With Special Reference to Diet for Heart Disease, Blood Pressure and Autointoxication (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1914) Economy Cook Book (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1918)