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Inside the World’s Largest Jewish Cookbook Collection


A librarian with a love for eBay built this trove of culinary history. "Saltzman’s beloved community cookbooks, though, may be the collection’s most poignant historical records." 
 

Hungry for a community cookbook after you read this article? The Jones Library happens to have copies of Amherst's own "The Well-Read Cook" for sale! Check it out.
 


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