Nola Treat

Nola Treat was an American home economics teacher, writer, and restaurant owner whose name is closely tied to the classic cookbook Quantity Cookery. She worked with Lenore Richards, and together they wrote guides on menu planning and cooking for large numbers that were widely used in institutional kitchens and classrooms.

Their best-known book, Quantity Cookery, first appeared in the 1920s and was revised in later editions, helping generations of cooks and food-service managers with recipes, scaling, and kitchen organization. Treat was also connected to Richards Treat, a Minneapolis cafeteria and bakeshop that she and Richards owned and managed for decades.

Born in 1885 and dying in 1983, Treat left behind a body of work that still attracts readers interested in culinary history, practical food service, and the development of modern large-scale cooking.