Item [17] promotes Baker's chocolate and cocoa. Identical to item [16] except for copyright date. 3 copies.
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Item [1] promotes Baker's chocolate and cocoa. Includes brief history of founding of company; introduction on chocolate and cocoa, "food for the Gods"; hints on using the recipes; brief biographies with silhouettes of Fannie Farmer of Boston Cooking School, Maria Parloa, Janet McKenzie Hill, and A. Louise Andrea, many of whose recipes together with those of voluntary contributors (all unattributed) appear in item (and in earlier Baker cook books); recipes arranged in sections (beverages, chocolate cake---eclairs---cookies, icings---fillings and sauces, chocolate desserts, and home made candies); trademark illustration of "la belle chocolatière" on front and back covers and title page; illustrations of Walter Baker Mills in Dorchester, Mass., serving suggestions (with lavish table settings), and product packaging; and index. Sample recipes: chocolate egg nog, steamed chocolate puffs, and Baker's chocolate "divinity". 2 copies.
Item [2] promotes Baker's DOT Sweet Chocolate. Includes illustrated step-by-step instructions for making fondant centers and for dipping centers with DOT chocolate to make chocolates; advice on temperatures; tips that "add the finishing touch"; and illustrations of serving suggestions and product packaging. Marked: 5400.
Item [3] promotes Baker's chocolate and cocoa. Includes history of chocolate from Columbus bringing beans back from New World to founding and growth of Walter Baker mills; description of processes from cocoa beans to chocolate; composition of chocolate; 2 methods of melting chocolate; brief descriptions of 3 Baker chocolate products; flow chart of how Baker products are made; illustrations of Montezuma, Anne of Austria, Louis XIV, world map showing area between tropics where cacao trees grow, serving suggestions, and product packaging; and table of contents. Sample recipes: frozen chocolate plum pudding, chocolate nut toffee, and brownies. Marked: 5403.
Item [4] promotes Baker's chocolate and cocoa. Includes brief history of 400 years of chocolate popularity and of founding of Walter Baker company; descriptions of Baker products; story of "la belle chocolatière" illustrated in Baker trademark; 2 methods for melting chocolate; illustrations of "la belle chocolatière" on cover, serving suggestions, and product packaging; and index. Sample recipes: Brazilian chocolate, Hungarian chocolate cream cake, and chocolate bread pudding. Marked: 7231. 2 copies.
Item [5] is identical to item [4] except for modified title and copyright date. Marked: 9082.
Item [6] is identical to item [5] except for addition of Canadian address for General Foods, Ltd. and advertisement for "General foods cook book" with coupon for purchasing for $1. Marked: 9328.
Item [7] is identical to item [3] except for copyright date and that frozen dessert recipes come after gelatine recipes instead of before and, as noted on copyright page, associated illustrations were not transposed. Marked: 930.
Item [8] promotes Baker's chocolate and cocoa. Includes foreword by Frances Lee Barton; advice on playing the role of gracious hostess and selecting fine ingredients (Swan's Down Cake Flour and Calumet Baking Powder recommended); helpful hints in introductions to sections on chocolate cakes, small cakes and cookies, desserts, cake frostings, chocolate candies, and chocolate drinks; brief descriptions of Walter Baker products; illustrations of trademark "la belle chocolatière," serving suggestions, and product packaging; and index. Sample recipes: mahogany cake, chocolate pin wheels, and royal chocolate sauce. Marked: 211.