The Oregon State Nurses’ Association 50th Anniversary Recipe Book compiles a variety of recipes that are typed, handwritten, and clipped from magazines. Containing sweet and savory recipes, this text offers resources to meet a variety of needs, including those preparing to feed a crowd (“chicken loaf for 50 people”), impress others at the holiday party (“Mary Lee Taylor’s husband-tested festive fruit cake”), or enliven a side dish (“unusual French dressing”). Though many of these recipes may seem old fashioned for contemporary home cooks, they allow the reader a glimpse into Oregon nurses’ kitchens and the social gatherings they may have attended.