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December 5, 1938

Mr. Kenneth L. Roberts, Kennebunk Beach, Maine. Dear Mr. Roberts;-

I am sorry that you didn't get the sort of list you wanted. I though that you might want cook-books as well as "what Maine writers have written about Maine food" (the quotes are not exact) so I have been working also on the cook-books. Most of the ones I know about are not really old but probably in every local cook-book there are handed down recipes. I have written to a number of persons about the cook-books. We are very lacking in them here at this library. I think Bangor may have something; that is one of the places to which I have written.

One of the best known local cook-books is the one issued by Kate Douglas Wiggin's Dorcas Society at Buxton. This is, I believe, still in print. I am sure that you can obtain a copy from the Secretary of the Dorcas Society, Buxton.

The most interesting one I have heard about is the one compiled by Miss Ruth Richards and Mr. Robert Hallowell Gardiner from their grandmother's manuscripts. This may not be in print yet. Miss Ruth Richards is in Georgia for the winter so probably you would hear from Mr. Gardiner more promptly. Naturally an inquiry from you about the cook-book would be much more interesting than one from me. Mr. Gardiner's address is Oaklands, Gardiner or 110 High Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.

Very truly yours,

MAINE STATE LIBRARY MCF