Mildred Annie Trent (8 July 1883 – 9 February 1942) was a notable New Zealand cook, tearooms manager and community worker. She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1883.
Her first book, Stevens' "Cathedral Brand" essences cookery book, was published in 1920 by the manufacturer of the essences, H. F. Stevens. It was used as a giveaway to promote the essences. In 1924 The Up-to-date Cook's Book was published by Gordon & Gotch. A second and revised edition was published in 1928.
Trent proposed in November 1938 that the Canterbury Pioneer Women's Memorial be built. It opened two years later.
References
- Smith, Jo-Anne. "Mildred Annie Trent". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Stevens' "Cathedral Brand" essences cookery book / compiled by Mildred Trent". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "10,000 Cookery Books Free". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. New Zealand Herald. 16 May 1925. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "New Books and Publications. A Cookery Book". Press. 5 April 1924. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Papers Past.
- Trent, Mildred A. (1928). "The up-to-date cook's book : together with complete instructions for the economical handling of electricity in the preparation of household foods". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "Centenary gift". The Press. Vol. LXXIV, no. 22572. 30 November 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Pioneer Women's Memorial". The Press. Vol. LXXVI, no. 23204. 16 December 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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