This is a vintage softcover
cookbook ~ Metropolitan Cook Book ~ 64 pages. Published by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and apparently available for free as a
promotional give-away. Circa 1910s-20s (contains section for Invalid
Cookery... and recommends placing salad plants in a cheesecloth bag in the
ice box after washing). Contents include: Beverages ~ Cereals ~
Batters ~ Griddle Cakes ~ Toast ~ Bread and Bread Mixtures ~ Soups ~ Fish
~ Meat ~ Poultry ~ Meat Substitutes ~ Vegetables ~ Salads and Salad
Dressings ~ Puddings ~ Fruit Desserts ~ Dessert Sauces ~ Cakes and Cake
frostings ~ Pastry ~ Cookies ~ Invalid Cookery ~ Lunch Box.
Condition as shown, some wear to covers as shown, faint tanning to page
edges, a couple of pages have some discoloration from old newspaper
clippings (one is still inside, and left as found), otherwise pages
generally appear clean, binding secure, overall very good vintage
condition.
