Where is this book? Here, all of it. The plates are from the fantastic Vintage Printable.


"The Grocer who does not think better of his calling in life as he glances over this book, is not worthy of it. Forest and Ocean, Land and Sea, the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms--the earth and its fullness--are all tributary to his trade. Vinegar may be a trifle, but he shall see train-loads of tank-cars carrying it to factories. Under Wines he will find twenty pages of helpful information, including a catalog of types and varieties embracing nine hundred and sixty-eight items and more complete than any hitherto published...

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Many extraordinary subjects are touched upon. Kangaroo Tails, as a new meat supply, is immediately followed by Kanten, a Japanese isinglass, and Kosher treats of Jewish food restrictions important to those who have Hebrew customers. Bacteria, Microbes, and Yeast tell in plain terms the latest facts of modern scientific discovery in relation to foods, their flavor, digestion, development and decay, while Food Values devotes six and a half pages to that important topic. Mushrooms, six pages and illustrations of fourteen varieties, is covered thoroughly..."