The Iowa State University Special Collections Library has a collection of over 3,000 cookbooks, dating from the late 1800s to the early 2000s, created by women's groups, churches, Iowa companies and restaurants, as well as other types of institutions such as radio stations. A few of the cookbooks have been digitized and are available as part of the University Library Digital Collections, but many more can be located by searching either the library catalog or all digital collections using terms such as Cooking, American - Iowa; Cooking, American - Midwestern style; Cooking - Iowa. It's also possible to search the digital collections by keyword to locate recipes by ingredient, but it can be a bit difficult to navigate to the desired page. A related digital resource is Kitchen-Klatter, the magazine companion to a popular radio show of the same name, that aired from 1926-1986, and featured household tips, recipes, and childrearing advice. The magazine was published monthly from 1936-1986 and had a circulation of 150,000 at its highest point. The November 1974 issue of Kitchen-Klatter provides turkey carving tips and a no-bake pumpkin pie on page 12. Most of the cookbooks are black & white, but "Sinclair's Fidelity Meats," a collection of recipes for using this Cedar Rapids, Iowa company's canned meat products, compiled by home economist Janet McKenzie Hill, 1852-1933, features a colorful cover.
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