I located this http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Cookery_(Bookshelf) , it's the cookbook collection from Project Gutenberg.
The one that jumped out at me was this one,
Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six, published 1879. Of course, prices are a tad bit higher these days...
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28419/28419-h/28419-h.htm