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Item [18] promotes canning and preserving. Includes instructions on domestic food production of pickled fruits and vegetables; advice on preparing, canning, and storing foods; description of brining and pickling equipment and supplies; vegetable, fruit, relish, and other pickled food recipes; images of food production process, serving suggestions, and woman in period dress; advice on necessary amounts of foods from each food group; and index. Sample recipes: sweet gherkins, tomato-pear chutney, and dilled green beans. Damaged: p. 11-22 detached from binding.

Item [10] includes meat cooking times, serving suggestion illustrations, and menus. Sample recipes: chili meat deluxe, veal shoulder role, and baked sausage and red bean casserole.