The Progress Meatless Cook Book (c. 1911)
AUTHOR: Freshel, Emarel
PUBLICATION: The Progress Meatless Cook Book; and Valuable Recipes and Suggestions for Cleaning, Clothing, Hats, Gloves, House Furnishings, Walls and Woodwork and All Kinds of Helps for the Household. Chicago: The Progress Company, c.1911.
KEYWORDS: food, recipes
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SUMMARY (Bryn Skibo, edited Deborah Madsen):
A vegan cookbook and household guide, including information for starting the day, keeping a clean house without too much effort so one can be a good wife, cleaning instructions for various items of clothing and accessories, and remedies for various minor injuries, that points out the advantages of a vegetable diet in relation to saving time, energy, and being less wasteful.
Last updated on July 15th, 2026
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How to cite this page:
Skibo, Bryn. 2024. "The Progress Meatless Cook Book [summary]." Vegan Literary Studies: An American Textual History, 1776-1900. Edited by Deborah Madsen. University of Geneva. <Date accessed.> <https://www.unige.ch/vls/bibliography/author-bibliography/freshel-emarel-maud-russell-lorraine-sharpe-1867-1949/progress-meatless-cook-book-c-1911>.