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Item [15] promotes use of the Nesco electric casserole and steam cooker. Includes introduction with product features; guarantee; illustrated descriptions of products and cleaning instructions; baking and roasting chart; cooking tips; and recipes for children's foods, entrees, and vegetables. Sample recipes: ham hocks with sauerkraut, pigs in blanket, and Boston baked beans. Marked: Form No. 1187 REV. -- 35M -- 1-42.

Item [16] promotes use of the Nesco electric roaster. Includes introduction with product advantages; guarantee; illustrated descriptions of products and accessories; instructions for maintenance and operation; general cooking instructions for broiling, baking, canning and preserving, vegetables, and poultry, with poultry buying guide; time and temperature charts for baking, canning, roasting, and vegetables; index to recipes and charts; and recipes for baked goods, entrees, and vegetables, including complete meals. Sample recipes: Washington stew, porcupines and vegetables, and applesauce steam pudding. Marked: 50-1041 Form No. 9999.

Item [17] promotes use of the Nesco automatic electric roaster. Includes introduction by Betty Ware Browning, Director of Home Economics; guarantee; illustrations of other products and accessories; instructions for maintenance and operation; general cooking instructions for broiling, baking, steaming, pastry making, canning, and vegetable, meat, fish, and poultry cookery; time and temperature charts for vegetables, baking, and meat roasting; list of authorized service centers; images of serving suggestions; and recipes for baked goods and desserts, entrees, and vegetables, including complete meals and quantity cooking. Sample recipes: egg plant chop suey, pecan pie, and chicken fricassee. Marked: Form No. 471 33M 5-49M.

Item [18] promotes use of the Westinghouse electric roaster. Includes illustrated introduction with product advantages and attachments; instructions for product care, use, and storage; general baking, roasting, and canning instructions; charts for meat roasting, canning, and broiling; index; and recipes for complete meals, entrees, baked goods and desserts, vegetables, soups, and grilled and canned foods. Sample recipes: broiled liver and bacon, salmon loaf, and apple crisp pudding. Marked: 7RS-1001.

Item [19] promotes use of the General Electric toaster oven. Includes product diagram; instructions for care and use; warranty and list of service centers; and recipes for entrees, baked snacks, and sandwiches. Sample recipes: quick potato slices, cinnamon bites, and tuna balls. Marked: Pub. No. 21-6017.

Item [20] promotes use of Salton automatic food warmers. Includes introduction with product advantages and suggested uses; instructions for maintenance and use; illustrated list of products and accessories; and recipes for entrees, sandwiches, vegetables, and desserts. Sample recipes: crepes Normande, coquilles Saint-Jacques au champagne, and croque-madame.

Item [21] promotes use of the automatic toaster-grill. Includes images and promotions of late silent-film-era MGM stars including Anita Page, Joyce Murray, Bessie Love, Leila Hyams, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, and Lewis Stone; operating instructions and suggestions for use; promotion of series of radio programs featuring Hollywood stars; guarantee; and recipes for entrees, toast, and sandwiches. Sample recipes: scotch woodcock, almond steak, and grilled cucumbers.

Item [22] promotes use of electric waffle maker. Includes instructions for use; description of product features; care instructions; safety notices; and one recipe for standard waffles. Marked: Form S-934 5M 8-39.

Item [23] promotes use of an automatic tabletop grill/waffle maker. Includes descriptions of product features; directions for use and care; images of person in period dress, product features, and other small appliances; insert with list of service centers, guarantee, and instructions for obtaining service; general instructions for cooking meats, toasting sandwiches, amd making waffles; two recipes, for pancake and waffle batter. Marked: 5803-01. Insert marked: 5807J52.

Item [24] promotes use of the General Electric waffle iron. Includes description of product advantages; instructions for use and care; baking instructions; how to avoid sticking; sample menus for breakfast, luncheon, and dinner; illustrated advertisements for electric toaster and coffee maker with people in period dress; and recipes for sweet and savory waffles. Sample recipes: cinnamon bread, corn fritters, and date muffin waffles. Marked: MAQ-71-1.