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Item [4] may have been provided with Orley home freezers. Recipes use either frozen ingredients or have instructions for freezing. Several note that wild game storage may be limited or prohibited by state game laws. Instructions for thawing poultry includes defrosting at room temperature. Illustrations of their freezer, period dress, and serving suggestions are provided. Has some menus. Cover illustration by Chas. Herzog III.

Item [5] was issued by the Home Service Committee, Edison Electric Institute; back cover stamped The Detroit Edison Company. Instructions to thaw meat at room temperature includes "food is safe because it thaws slowly at normal room temperature of 70-75 degrees F..." Some menus with recipes. Price 2 cents. Marked EM-14.

Item [6] promotes the Frigidaire food freezer through instructions and recipes. Has statement on state game laws. Illustrations include using a home iron to seal freezer packages. Storage of commercially frozen foods is described, but most content is home freezing. Some menus. Thawing meat at room temperature is described. Both copies marked FA-2248-11/49 Pc. No. 5884456.

Item [7] promotes electic refrigerators and freezers through recipes requiring refrigeration or freezing. Some recipes include specific brands of refrigerators (Norge, Frigidaire, GE, etc.). Not all recipes are for frozen items.

Item [8] is an instruction manual for American Motors home refrigerators. Models illustrated include VJ-18, VJ-18-2, VJ-14, VJ-11, VJ-11s, and VJ-10. Some models include a Safety Signal light to warn of unsafe temperatures. Instructions for thawing meat include defrosting at room temperature. Introduction by Joan Adams. Marked Part No. 1199146 Form No. FR-1158 (Rev. 2-19-59). Includes warranty provisions.

Item [9] promotes Frigidaire food freezers. Recipes include sherry as an ingredient. Room temperature thawing of meat chart provided. State game laws for storing wild game noted. Marked 7511425 11-131.

Item [10] promotes the Coldspot home freezer. Introduction by Jean Shaw. Includes recipes and menus. State game laws noted. Thawing meat at room temperature mentioned. Illustrations of Home Economics Laboratory, with freezers. Ilustrations of packaging supplies available from Sears for freezing. Newspaper clipping from 1960 laid in. Marked No. 112 W-S #215455.

Item [11] promotes Hotpoint home freezers. Introduction by Virginia Francis. Thawing of meat, fish, poultry, and game at room temperature mentioned. Marked 87-0212-00 (124875-C1).

Item [12] is similar to [3]. Different cover art and address is Louisville, Ky., instead of Bridgeport, Conn. but with same illustration of Consumers Institute. Procedure for thawing at room temperature or with a fan. Marked 13-221.

Item [13] promotes GE home freezers. Cover pencil marked Feb. 1973. Mentions local game law restrictions. Recommendations for thawing meats at room temperature provided. Marked Pub. No. 49-6035 Part No. 463538P01.