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Item [1], a form letter from I.G. Curtis & Co. with date, customer, and town filled in by hand, promotes oysters from New England Oyster Co. A country store in Alton is encouraged to become the sole agent in Alton to sell New England Oyster Co. oysters; the store can purchase them at the discounted price of $1.40 per gallon. No recipes.

Item [2], a price list for dry and pickled fish, promotes fish from dealer Wm.O. Churchill & Co. No recipes.

Item [3], a price list, promotes fish from dealer Frank D. Wheeler. No recipes.

Item [4] promotes desicated codfish from Henry Mayo & Co. Letter to store owner describes accompanying sample case of desicated codfish manufactured under patent granted to Wm.D. Cutler; bill may be paid when fish has been sold or, if store does not want fish on these terms, fish will be removed at no expense to store. No recipes.

Item [5] promotes canned salmon from Alaska Packers Association. Includes information on Alaska Packers Association; directions for opening a can; salmon and sauce recipes; and illustrations of girl riding a salmon (frontispiece), scenes of salmon fishing, serving suggestions, and product packaging. Sample recipes: salmon omelet, salmon curry, and tartar sauce. 2 copies.

Item [6] promotes Beardsley's Shredded Codfish. Includes shredded codfish recipes by Janet McKenzie Hill, editor of Boston Cooking School Magazine; illustrated description of packaging of shredded codfish with red band; offer of $100 reward to "anyone [with] sufficient evidence to prove to Court cases of illegal" use of word shredded in sale of codfish; 2 recipes for Beardsley's Star Brand Boneless Herring; illustrated descriptions of other Beardsley's products; and illustrations of company offices, serving suggestions, and product packaging. Sample recipes: shredded kedgeree, shredded fish soup, and herring soufflé.

Item [7] promotes fish from Shute & Merchant. Includes general instructions for preparing fish; over 250 fish recipes; advertisements for Eider Down Strictly Pure Codfish, Gold Wedge Fibered Codfish, Bonnie Scotch Smoked Bloaters, and Flaked Red Cross Smoked Halibut; list of brands under which Shute & Merchants' products are packed; poem "A trip to Georges Bank" describing fishing trip; serving suggestion and product packaging illustrations; and index. Some recipes include wine as an ingredient. Sample recipes: clams au gratin, rissoles of cooked fish, trout a la Chambord.

Item [8] promotes fish and sea food from Meletio's. Includes list of fish and sea food and time of year when in season; general instructions for preparing fish, lobster, crab, frog legs, and oysters; ways of cooking salt fish; ways of using remnants of cooked fish; chafing dish recipes; period dress illustrations; and index. Sample recipes: lobster cutlets, clam and tomato bisque, and fried fillets of halibut. Defective copy: covers missing.