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Tips for Finding Library Books with Recipes

While many books in the CIA Library collection include recipes, there are some advanced search approaches that can help make the search more effective.

Listed below are subject terms that may help.

Combine these general terms with specific keywords that describe your topic.

Sample Subject Heading Searches:

Art Culinaire

Finding Recipes in Culinary Arts Collection & Gale Databases

  • Search Tips for Finding Recipes:
    • Filter Search Results
      • enter keywords to describe your menu item
      • Limit by Document Type to "Recipe"
    • Advanced Search Tools 
      • enter terms in basic, title or subject fields
      • under More Options
        • Select Full Text Documents
        • Select Document Type "Recipe"
      • click Search

Selected Reference Books to Locate Recipes, History and more information


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