Mexico Through My Kitchen Window (1938) – Illustrations II
De Carbia, María A. Mexico Through My Kitchen Window. (México: M.A. de Carbia, 1938). [TX716 .M4 C372 1938].
Last week, I posted the first half of the index of illustrations from María de Carbia’s Mexico Through My Kitchen Window, a 1938 English-language cookbook written by a Mexico City Chef for American tourists and other U.S. cooks with an interest in Mexican cooking.
This index is such an unexpected feature of a cookbook from this time period, that I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share the latter half as well. It seems to foreshadow late 20th century cookbooks that capitalized on food-and-culture tourism by providing information and explanations of common artifacts and craft items that Americans visiting Mexico in the 1930s might have purchased as souvenirs: rattles, bowls, tablecloths, and the like.
Click on an image in the mosaic below to see the complete caption.
I’ve been loving this series on the 1937 edition of Mexico Through My KItchen Window; I have a copy of the 1961 edition–it also has an index of illustrations; sadly, though, they are less interesting black and white drawings by a different artist. So thanks for this opportunity to see the earlier incarnation.