Home Helps was written by Sarah Tyson Rorer and was published with the N.K Fairbank Company in 1900. In addition to the commentary and recipes provided by Rorer, the cookbook also features recipes from other women in the culinary field, including Ms. Wister, Ms. Parker, Juliet Corson, Ms. Parloa, Mrs. Lincoln, "Marian Harland", Mrs. Owens, Mrs. F.L Gillette, and Ms. Wister. Home Helps is an advertising cookbook, promoting Cottolene, a shortening that can be used to substitute other fats such as butter. The recipes range from simple, more family-oriented meals, to expensive and intricate meals that would have been reserved for more formal occasions or for guests. In addition to the recipes, Home Helps features an etiquette guide for the housewives of the early twentieth century. The guides provide a unique look at the responsibilities of women and the standards of the upper-class home. Sarah Tyson Rorer’s Home Helps provides an in-depth look at the social and economic expectations and changes that were occurring in North American throughout the twentieth century. The diverse content serves as a valuable source in understanding the new foods available to the public, as well as recipes that have become a staple of the Canadian diet, unparalleled by the cookbooks that are sold today.