Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them

From the Larkin Kitchen-Laboratory in Buffalo, 1907 — the soap-and-premium empire's own book of over two hundred recipes.

Explanation of Terms

"WHAT DOES COOKING MEAN? SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT."-Ruskin. Measurements. A scale is not absolutely needful, but is very useful, and we advise the Columbia Family Scale, which is one of our premiums.

The Recipes

Quarters Thind

Measuring Cup The cup referred to in all recipes is the measuring cup, divided into…

Combining Ingredients (Stirring Done by moving)

Stirring. Done by moving a spoon or knife horizontally round and round in widening…

Combining Ingredients (Cutting and Folding These)

Cutting and Folding. These are the terms used to express the incorporating of whites of…

Terms Used in the Cooking Of Meats

This Roasting and Baking. All methods of cooking are derived from these because these…

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