De Salis (1829-1908) was a popular writer of Victorian-era cookery and household management
decorations
canning fresh tuna in oil
Never one to be content with yesterday’s baking triumph
with descriptions of its therapeutic uses for intestinal issues
(California) Cerwin, Herbert, ed. Famous Recipes by Famous People. Inspiration De Salis (1829-1908) was aIllus. by Sinclair Ross. 9x6. 5", jacket. San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1940. First published in 1936, this is a newly illustrated edition published by Lane (publisher of Sunset Magazine). A lively compilation of favorite recipes by well known men and women of letters, actors, artists, and others from the time: Irvin S. Cobb on Southern hash, Lynn Fontaine and Alfred Lunt on meatballs, H. L. Mencken (on his lack of ability to cook anything), poet