[COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] 625 CHOICE RECIPES from the LADIES of the Second Cong. Church, of HOLYOKE, MASS.
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- Hardcover
- HOLYOKE, MASS: Transcript Publishing Company, 1886
HOLYOKE, MASS: Transcript Publishing Company, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth covered boards, title embossed in gilt. Very good. 108 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Recipes attributed to church members. Recipes include: Fish Chowder, Escalloped Oysters, Dressing for Turkey, Cold Mutton, Saratoga Potatoes (potato chips), Fritters, Puddings, Connecticut Doughnuts, Molasses Candy, Hop Beer, Food for the Sick, etc. On page 73, there seems to a typo and the owner of this book crossed out two cups baking powder and wrote "flour". Other alterations written in neat script - interior clean, boards toned and lightly rubbed. Presentation signature on front free end paper, "Presented to Mrs. Mary A. Nickesson Christmas of 1886 - Sylvester L. Nickesson". [BROWN 1284].
The Second Congregational Church was established in 1849, at a time when Holyoke was just beginning its transformation into a major industrial center. Prior to this time, the areas population was centered further up the hill from here, along Northampton Street. The First Congregational Church was located there, but this site proved inconvenient for those who were moving into the newly-developed area along the river. This led to the formation of the Second Congregational Church, which built its first meeting house at the corner of High and Dwight Streets in 1853.
At the time, the church had just 36 members, in a building that could seat 800. However, as Holyoke grew so did the congregation, and by the 1880s it had outgrown the old building. Its location, right at the intersection of two major streets, had also become undesirable because of the levels of noise outside, so in 1885 the church moved into this new building a few blocks away, at the corner of Maple and Appleton Streets. Like many churches of the era, it was built of brownstone and featured Romanesque-style architecture, including an asymmetrical main facade with a tall tower at one corner and a shorter one at the other.
The Second Congregational Church was established in 1849, at a time when Holyoke was just beginning its transformation into a major industrial center. Prior to this time, the areas population was centered further up the hill from here, along Northampton Street. The First Congregational Church was located there, but this site proved inconvenient for those who were moving into the newly-developed area along the river. This led to the formation of the Second Congregational Church, which built its first meeting house at the corner of High and Dwight Streets in 1853.
At the time, the church had just 36 members, in a building that could seat 800. However, as Holyoke grew so did the congregation, and by the 1880s it had outgrown the old building. Its location, right at the intersection of two major streets, had also become undesirable because of the levels of noise outside, so in 1885 the church moved into this new building a few blocks away, at the corner of Maple and Appleton Streets. Like many churches of the era, it was built of brownstone and featured Romanesque-style architecture, including an asymmetrical main facade with a tall tower at one corner and a shorter one at the other.