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My best 250 recipes

1907

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Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
White, Milk or Cream Sauce 43 Wild Ducks 132 Woods Salad 64 SOME OTHER BOOKS Published by Arnold and Company Mrs, Rorer's NEW Cook Book A big book of 731 pages, abundantly illustrated. Its bigness is no criterion of its goodness. The fact that it is the best work of the best years of Mrs. Rorer's life ; that it is a complete new book telling of the things one needs to know about cooking, living, health, and the easiest and best way of housekeeping — these are what make for goodness, and place this book far in advance of any other of a like nature. The New Cook Book covers all departments of cookery. A masterly exposition of each subject is given, followed by recipes for the proper preparation, cooking and serving of the various kinds of foods. There are over 1500 recipes in the book. The illustrations are an important feature. One set of pictures shows the proper dressing of the table during a course dinner. Then there is a complete set showing the method of carving meats, poultry, game, etc.; and many others illustrating special features of the book. Large 12mo, 731 pages, profusely and beautifully illustrated ; bound in cloth, $2.00 net ; by mail, $2.20 Mrs, Rorer^s Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes This book has a twofold object: 1. To show the value of vegetables in their relation to diet and health, how to prepare, cook and serve them, what to eat under certain conditions of health, and thus have them perform their proper work. 2. To give to the prudent housewife a knowledge of combinations of foods in the shape of toothsome recipes to take the place of meat, or as we call them — Meat Substitutes. It goes without saying that we all know too little about the value of vegetables as food. We eat them because they are palatable, not realizing their immense importance as body builders. Here they are classified, and thus made to give us a right idea of their use. Then as to Meat Substitutes. It is not necessary to be a vegetarian to desire a change from a meat diet There are health reasons often demanding abstention from meats; or economy may be an impelling motive; or a desire for change and variety in the daily bill of fare may be warrant enough. However we look at it here is the wonder book to point the way to better and healthier living. There is an abundance of the choicest and most palatable recipes, and they are given in such a manner, that if the directions are followed, the results are sure. You cannot make mistakes. 12mo, cloth, $1.50 net ; by mail, $1.65 Mrs, Rorer's Philadelphia Cook Book This is the standard book of Mrs. Rorer's that has been before the public for a number of years. It has no connection with Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book. Each book is independent of the other, and the posses- sion of one forms no reason for doing without the other. The Philadelphia Cook Book is full of good things, and, like all of Mrs. Rorer's works, is eminently prac- tical. It is a standard of excellence, in that it is full of the brightest things in cookery; the recipes are absolutely rehable, and the general instructions to housekeepers of the most helpful and necessary character. Nearly all cook books assume some knowledge and experience on the part of those who use them, but Mrs. Rorer makes her explanations so clear, and gives such definite directions, as to quantities, that the beginner has no difficulty in successfully accomplishing all the book calls for. Then there are frequent hints as to the proper use of left-overs, how to market, and, in many ways, information is given that is alike useful to the experienced cook as to the tyro in matters culinary.