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The Sifter is a free online research tool with information about historical cookbooks and food writing from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The database does not contain full texts, but has information about cookbooks, manuscripts, pamphlets, and periodicals relating to cooking, food, agriculture, and housework from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Browse or search tables for cookbook titles, recipe names, authors, locations, ingredients, cooking techniques, kitchen tools, and more. Register to save your searches or contribute to the database.