Thoughts for Food A Menu Aid 1940 Published by the Vanguard Press Vintage Book

$20.00

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Description

Thoughts for Food, is a vintage menu cookbook published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1946. This hardcover menu and cook book, complete with a dust jacket, offers a unique historical perspective on post-Depression-era cuisine and social customs. 

With 125 menus and accompanying recipes, this book is designed for the homemaker and hostess of the mid-20th century, providing insights into efficient home management and gourmet meal preparation. Though out of print and hard to find, this cookbook allows even novice cooks to impress their guests with ease.

Thoughts for Food A Menu Aid is an excellent addition to your World War 1 collection, cookbook, or home library.

Condition

This vintage cookbook is in good shape for its age with no rips or tears. Please note brown water stains on the inside cover, but nothing that affects any of the pages. As shown in photos.

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Book Dimensions: 9x6x1

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