Item [1] promotes Diamond Crystal salt. Includes stories, poems, and jokes. Offer for advertising sign includes illustration. Some ethnic dialog content. Discussion of National Cash Register Company theories on demonstrating products. Letter from fictitious Japanese salesman includes malapropisms.
Item [16] promotes French cheeses. Similar to item [15] but with section on French buffet replaced by section on creamy French cheeses. Marked: 250M 5-75.
Item [16] promotes Whirlpool washers and dryers. Includes, in original envelope, warranty information for automatic washer and dryer; laid-in receipt for installation of washer and dryer; and laid-in sales receipt for washer and dryer purchased by Charles Eckstein. No recipes. Marked: AW No. 361249.
Item [17], produced by R.B. Davis' Home economics dept., promotes Davis Baking Powder, Davis Dry Yeast Baking Powder, and Cocomalt. Includes history of bread; notes on physics and chemistry of bread; definition of baking powder; general rules for making quick breads; general proportions for batters and doughs; recipes using batters and doughs; and list of other booklets in the series. Sample recipes: popovers, waffles, and shortcake. Marked: G.
Item [18] promotes Blue Sea Tuna. Includes 8 recipes and product packaging illustration. Sample recipes: tuna fritters and scalloped tuna.
Item [17] promotes use of Ball jars. Includes: extensive recipes, seasoning suggestions, yield estimation, timetables (including altitude adjustments), spoilage trouble shooting advice, black and white and color illustrations of canning process, and article on"How to preserve a husband." Price 35 cents. Company name listed as "Ball Brothers Company Incorporated."
Item [17] promotes De Lisser's soluble extracts. Includes directions for using each of De Lisser's extracts to make beverages and price list for soluble extracts. No recipes. Damaged: Covers and several inside pages torn and back cover separated.
Item [17] promotes French cheeses. Includes description with illustration of 26 French cheeses; hints on serving, choosing, cutting, and conserving cheese; and illustrations of serving suggestions. No recipes.
Item [18] is similar to item [17] except for difference in title. Recipe for Christmas cheer from Detroit Women's City Club magazine for December 1952 laid in. Marked: 4-54-M, 1445-T.
Item [17] promotes margarine, cooking oil, shortening, lard, and other fats. Includes information on food value of various fats; guide to selection of fats; information on retail market units and cost of different fats; advice on using fats for cooking and baking, subtitutions of fats for other kinds of fats, and storing fats. No recipes.