Negative Space: America’s Centennial
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- Celebrating a Century
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“1976 documentary that portrays the dramatic preparations for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia from the early planning stages to opening day ceremonies led by President Ulysses S. Grant and Dom Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil.”
- Review: The Centennial Cook Book and General Guide
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A Philadelphia-focused souvenir of the American centennial, 1876.
- The Centennial Buckeye Cook Book (ebook)
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“In the effort to avoid the mistakes of others, greater errors may have been committed, but the work is submitted just as it is to the generous judgment of those who consult it, with the hope that it may lessen their perplexities, and stimulate that just pride without which work is drudgery and great excellence impossible.” Compiled by the Women of the First Congregational Church, Marysville, Ohio.
- The Centennial Cook Book and General Guide (ebook)
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“Embracing modern cookery, in all its arts, family medicines and household remedies, farming hints and complete farriery, events of the last century… a little souvenir of our nation's Centennial Birthday; something that may be retained by future posterity as a memento of the grand celebration in this Centennial Year, 1876.” (Mrs. Ella E. Meyers)
Four community cookbooks celebrating the bicentennial. As we approach our sestercentennial in 2026, what makes a meal from 1976?
How did Americans in 1876 celebrate the centennial culinarily? Some of their recipes are surprisingly modern, and some are unique flavors worthy of resurrecting.
If this is what people were eating in 1876, they were eating very well. From coconut pie to molasses gingerbread to tomato jam, these are great recipes—albeit requiring some serious interpretation.