The Table and Its Service: An Encyclopedia of Its Full Requirements, Service and Supply; What to Eat, What to Buy, How to Cook, How to Serve; A New and Valuable Cook Book Relating to Everything Concerning the Table, Its Wants and Requirements for the Family, with a Special Chapter on Cooking for Two

Original publisher's glossy white cloth binding with brown lettering on front cover and spine. No date, circa 1905. 9" x 7 1/2." 488 pages, complete. Blank pages in back for handwriting custom recipes. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Pages have slight age toning and very faint dampstaining along top edges of pages, not affecting text. Covers have slight darkening on inside edges, small marks and indentations on front and back, and surface cracking along front and back outer joints. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. A comprehensive cookbook containing a diverse range of recipes. Recipes are presented in paragraph form with no illustrations. Please note: no exact temperatures are given. The following are the recipe categories (chapter titles): "Breadmaking," "Meats," "Sauces and Aromatics," "Vegetables," "Soups and Garnishes," "Drinks and Beverages," "Poultry, Etc.," "Game" (game bird recipes), "Fish and Sauces," "Shell Fish," "Sweetbread and Mushroom Entrees," "Entrees" (variety of entrees including pasta dishes, croquettes, puddings, fritters, dumplings, and tamales), "Eggs and Omelettes," "Salads and Salad Dressings," "Toasts and Sandwiches," "Pastry," "Puddings, Creams and Dainties," "Sauces for Pudding," "Ices, Creams and Sherbets," "Frozen Desserts," "Cakes and Cakemaking," "Candies and Confectionery," "Jellies, Jams and Crystallized Fruits," "Preserving Fruits," "Canning Fruits and Vegetables," "Pickles--Sweet and Sour," "The Chafing Dish," "Cheese and Cheese Croquettes," and "Cooking for Two." Also includes with "Wines and Menus" and "Hints." Tables of Contents and Index in back. …