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Evora Bucknum Perkins

A teacher, restaurateur, and missionary as well as a cookbook writer, she turned vegetarian cooking into practical everyday guidance. Her best-known book, The Laurel Health Cookery, grew out of years spent teaching people how to make meatless food appealing and nourishing.

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The Laurel Health Cookery A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

The Laurel Health Cookery A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

by Evora Bucknum Perkins

About the author

Born in Palmer, Michigan, in 1851, Evora Bucknum Perkins built a career around food, health, and education. She became known as an American educator, cookbook writer, restaurateur, and missionary connected with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Perkins spent many years teaching vegetarian cookery and hygiene in sanitariums, cooking schools, and lecture programs. Reports about her work note just how active she was: she gave hundreds of lessons and lectures, helped with health education, and took part in the growth of vegetarian restaurants in places including Detroit, Washington, Boston, and New York.

In 1911, she published The Laurel Health Cookery, a large collection of recipes and practical advice for preparing "non-flesh foods" in attractive, useful ways. The book reflects her hands-on experience as an instructor and her wider mission to make health-minded cooking approachable for ordinary readers.