Series 1: General consists of promotional and informational publications for eggs and a wide variety of meat products, with topics ranging from identifying cuts of meat to the use of meat in schools to outdoor cooking. Meat-related publications date from the 1890s-2004, with most material after 1930. The majority of egg-related items date from the 1960s-1990s.
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Item [1] promotes Armour's Extract of Beef. Includes directions for making soups and sauces, stocking a storeroom, and measuring; advice on foods for invalids and planning a menu; sample menus; recipes using Extract of Beef; cooking terms; advertisements for Soluble Beef, Fluid Beef Extract, and Vigoral; product packaging illustrations; and index. Some recipes also use Armour's Star Sliced Dried Beef, Star Bacon, or Star Ham. Sample recipes: consommé ala Armour, baked ham, cherry cordial with Vigoral, and curry of lamb. Defective copy: cover unattached and in three pieces.