The Metropolitan Cook Book

A life insurance company teaching its policyholders to eat: the Metropolitan's own cookbook, given away from the tower on Madison Square.

Table of Contents

Beverages

14 recipes

Cereals, Batters and Doughs

24 recipes

Bread and Bread Mixtures

10 recipes

Soups

12 recipes

Fish

11 recipes

Meat

28 recipes

Poultry and Left-over Meats

19 recipes

Meat Substitutes

11 recipes

Vegetables

38 recipes

Salads and Salad Dressings

12 recipes

Puddings and Dessert Sauces

17 recipes

Cakes

11 recipes

Pastry and Cookies

20 recipes

Fruit Desserts

11 recipes

Invalid Cookery

23 recipes

The Lunch Box

7 recipes

The Book

3 recipes

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