What to do with left-over everything, 1911 — beef to cake, four hundred ways to use what the last meal left behind.

The Book

2 recipes in this part of The Cook Book of Left-Overs.

Preface

THIS book is not intended as a substitute for the regular cook book. It aims to be simply a practical handybook for the average…

Introduction

What to Keep on Hand From experience it has been found that it will facilitate the preparation of made-over dishes if the following…

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