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UTSA’s Mexican Cookbook Collection is comprised of more than 2,000 cookbooks, from 1789 to the present, with most books dating from 1940-2000. In addition to broad general coverage, the collection includes concentrations in the areas of regional cooking, healthy and vegetarian recipes, corporate advertising cookbooks, and manuscript recipe books.

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La Cocina Histórica is published by the University of Texas San Antonio Special Collections Department. Featuring recipes from our Mexican Cookbook Collection, this blog celebrates Mexican cuisine and culinary history.

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Historical Mexican Recipes

Featuring recipes from the Mexican Cookbook Collection at the University of Texas San Antonio Special Collections Department.

Breakfast

Marzo (30 Menus Practicos y Economicos) by Josefina Velázquez de León. UTSA Libraries Special Collections.

Appetizers

Almanaque Dulce 1953. Unión Nacional de Productores de Azúcar (Mexico). UTSA Libraries Special Collections.

Dessert

La Cocina en el Bolsillo No. 5. Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. UTSA Libraries Special Collections.

Main Course

Los Mejores Antojitos Mexicanos (1979) by Bertha Zelayarán Ramírez and Laura Samano Tajonar. UTSA Libraries Special Collections.

Soups

CocinaYucateca, 8th ed. (1970) by Lucrecia Ruz. UTSA Libraries Special Collections.

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