
Well, I have a bit of a treat for you. For your cooking a geeking out pleasure, I have scanned the entire Sunset Magazine Kitchen Cabinet Cookbook. This cookbook has recipes ranging from the 20s until the late 30s. And, to add to the awesomeness, it is chock full of illustrations of women cooking. It is absolutely amazing.
Beyond the food and being able to see specific cooking trends (there are a lot of dishes that are"Unusual" or "Different" and they really like foods that are "de luxe."), the illustrations allow you to see how women's fashion progressed. You can also track how home economics technology improved by the utensils and machines used in the panels. For example...

(Click for larger) Note the "manly" outfit on the housewife: tie, v-neck vest, and knife-pleated skirt. Really quite a fetching outfit. But, what is this - are they are going on a picnic? Better wrap that ceramic pot full of chicken legs in newspaper and a towel to take to your destination!

I especially love the illustrations that show the women doing their shopping or at the butcher's because it shows the "current" fashion in hats and coats. This particular woman's outwear...sigh, to have a cloche like that.

The 'ladies luncheon' scene at the end of this strip is great, but what is even better are the "It's a Good Idea" bits they include in the cooking column during the mid-20s. They have some really great tips that are still useful today.
Enough of my babbling on this book, go and view it for yourself. It is best viewed as a slideshow, as you can "flip" through the pages as you would the real thing. I've scanned the page spreads at really high quality so it is easily readable. I also included the dishes that each spread contains in the image description for easy searching. There is a recipe index at the back of the book, so if you are looking for something specific, you can peruse that.
One note of warning about the recipes in this book: DO NOT make any of the recipes for jams, jellies, preserves, etc. These canning techniques are outdated and may cause you to get very very ill. Be especially weary of tomato recipes that want you to can or preserve the sauce - only use canning recipes from 1983 or later!
With that said, I hope you enjoy this cookbook - it really is quite a treasure!
