Anna Wolanska-Köller examines cooking recipes from the 19th and early 20th centuries in her current study. These texts exhibit a wide range of realization variants, yet they possess a relatively simple action structure that is well-suited for addressing theoretical, methodological, and empirical questions. The author demonstrates how, within the framework of an integrative, functionally dynamic text theory, both text types and their changes over time can be described. The theoretical-methodological foundation is an integrative, pragmatically based, and dynamically oriented text theory. The fundamental assumptions include: 1. Texts are tools of linguistic action. 2. Central parameters of text organization, such as action structure, thematic structure, or form of expression, are co-determined by functional requirements. 3. Text.