author
Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) Goudiss
b. 1876
Best known as a food writer and editor of the World War I era, she helped turn home cooking into practical public service. Her work joined recipes, nutrition advice, and wartime thrift in a way that spoke directly to everyday American households.
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Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)
by C. Houston (Charles Houston) Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) Goudiss
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1876, Alberta Moorhouse Goudiss was an American food writer, editor, and cooking educator. She worked closely with her husband, C. Houston Goudiss, and was associated with The Forecast, a New York food magazine that presented itself as a guide for home cooks.
Contemporary and library sources connect her with The Forecast's School of Modern Cookery, where tested recipes and household guidance were developed for readers. She is best remembered today as co-author of Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them (1918), a cookbook shaped by the food-saving campaigns of World War I and endorsed for its practical approach to conservation.
That book gives a good sense of her appeal: clear, useful, and focused on helping families cook well with what they had. Even with only a small surviving public record, Alberta M. Goudiss stands out as part of the early twentieth-century movement that linked cooking, nutrition, and public education.