Collections and Research

What’s cooking in our archives! A taste of the past
The Museum’s Archives collection includes nearly 1,000 cookbooks and recipe pamphlets produced between the mid-18th and early 21st centuries. Many were booklets published to promote a specific product or brand. Others are compilations of recipes carefully written out by hand or assembled in scrapbooks, chronicling timeless family traditions or, conversely, the latest trends of the day.
Appealing in more ways than one, the collection offers information about changing eating habits, social norms surrounding meals, the role of women in the family home, advertising, and the development of new culinary practices.
For those willing to try some of the recipes, it is also a wonderful opportunity to rediscover the tastes of yesteryear!
→ Visit the Recipes and Food Collection to discover more recipes
→ Share your creations on social media with #McCordMuseum and @museemccord
For your Holiday Menu!
In this season of leisurely meals shared with family and friends, the SAQ, a partner in the McCord Museum’s 100th anniversary celebrations, has some perfect wine and spirit suggestions for your holiday table.
Fall colors!
Summer Special!
For your sweet tooth!

For your Valentin's day brunch!
Recipes to put on the menu
As part of International Archives Week, Museum employees had fun revisiting the recipes from this collection.