A book on cookery that is to be of genuine assistance alike to the experienced housewife and to the beginner must, in our opinion, possess two important qualifications ; in the first place, the dishes and preparations presented in it must be such as may be readily made up with the facilities to be found in an ordinary household; and in the second place, all instructions and directions should be couched in language so simple that every one can comprehend them. It has been our earnest endeavor that in both these respects the present work shall excel.

The recipes are eminently practical and easy to follow, all having been thoroughly and successfully tested by the author; and in their selection chief attention has been given to those unpretentious yet dainty and wholesome dishes that are so acceptable and appropriate upon the average family board.

Among the admirable features of the book deserving of special mention are an intelligent but not too lengthy dissertation on the Chemistry of Food; a Cook's Time-Table; a chapter on Cookery and Simple Remedies for the Sick; a list of Menus for all occasions; a Glossary of Terms used in Cooking; a Table of Measurements; helpful talks regarding "Small Economies," "Things Worth Knowing," and "Miscellaneous Helps;" and lastly, a most admirably arranged index.

When we add that the work is from the pen of one whose experience entitles her to a position of foremost authority in all matters pertaining to the culinary science, we have said all that is needful to commend the book fully and heartily to the world of women as a complete and reliable guide in the selection, preparation and cooking of food.

The Butterick Publishing Co.

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