This cookbook has found a place on the shelf. Published in 1930 this is one of the few "Canadian" cookbooks I have. I put this cookbook up there with the Mrs. Beeton's cookbooks and household management books. The list of illustrations run longer than the Table of Contents and the index reads like a short novel. The 815 pages provide all the kitchen know how and those glorious classic recipes to set any home chef on the right culinary track. This is such a classic vintage cookbook which gives one some insight into the culinary delights and expectations at the time. Have you ever heard of a Frozen Cheese Salad?
The coloured plates are highly emphasized to bring ones culinary palate into a technicolour knockout.
There are 27 sculpted indentations marks making it easy to find the section that you are looking for. Under Facts there is a chart of the vitamin content of important foods, a list of the number of calories in the usual serving and the prepared lists of menu making.
There are few colour plates and more black and white plates demonstrating the how to's and the fruits of one's recipe labours.
Have a good weekend everyone! - JW