{"product_id":"venison-forest-table-recipe-lot","title":"Venison from Forest to Table 1943 + Fine Cocktails Made Easy + Southern Comfort 32 Drinks Lot","description":"\u003cp\u003eVenison from Forest to Table is the 1943 Michigan State College Extension Bulletin 253 by Paul M. Barrett, sold here as a three booklet recipe lot with Fine Cocktails Made Easy and the 1960 Southern Comfort booklet How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks, plus the mailing envelope shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe booklets remain usable and colorful, with visible age and handling that includes a slight cover tear and distributor stamp on the venison booklet, minor cover wear, bent pages on the Southern Comfort booklet, and age wear to the envelope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis group brings together Michigan deer hunting and venison cooking information with two illustrated midcentury cocktail guides filled with recipes, mixing instructions, and period advertising art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three vintage recipe booklets with mailing envelope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-community-cookbooks\" title=\"Venison from Forest to Table; Fine Cocktails Made Easy; How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks\"\u003eVenison from Forest to Table; Fine Cocktails Made Easy; How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul M. Barrett for Venison from Forest to Table. Not confirmed from photos for the cocktail booklets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michigan State College Extension Division with the Michigan Department of Conservation for Venison from Forest to Table; Not confirmed from photos for Fine Cocktails Made Easy; Southern Comfort Corporation for How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1943 for Venison from Forest to Table; 1960 for How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks; Not confirmed from photos for Fine Cocktails Made Easy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three illustrated stapled softcover recipe booklets with mailing envelope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venison from Forest to Table, 15 pages; Fine Cocktails Made Easy, 20 pages; How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks, no page numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wild game cooking, cocktail recipes, hunting, and beverage advertising\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venison from Forest to Table, 9 x 6 inches; Fine Cocktails Made Easy, 7 x 4 3\/4 inches; How to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks, 8 x 4 3\/4 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e All three booklets remain usable and readable, with clear signs of age and handling named below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenison from Forest to Table has bright illustrated pages with clearly legible cooking instructions and recipes, including venison pot roast, stew with dumplings, meat loaf, Swiss steak, and mincemeat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Cocktails Made Easy retains colorful geometric artwork and illustrated drink recipes, including hot rum punch, gin punch, egg nog, whiskey punch, hot buttered rum, and milk punch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks retains its blue illustrated cover and colorful Southern Comfort drink artwork inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mailing envelope shown with the group remains included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenison from Forest to Table has a slight cover tear with edge and corner wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe back of the venison booklet has a previous distributor stamp for the Conservation District in Hillman, Michigan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Make 32 After-Sports Drinks has minor cover wear and bent pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Cocktails Made Easy shows light cover and edge wear visible in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mailing envelope has age toning, creasing, and handling wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1943 Michigan State College extension booklet is a practical piece of Michigan hunting and food history, combining deer hunting guidance with illustrated instructions for preparing venison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis group suits collectors of Michigan outdoor history, hunting cookbooks, vintage cocktail guides, Southern Comfort advertising, and midcentury recipe ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePam's notes say the cocktail booklets were found with the Mr. Boston Distiller mailing envelope shown, keeping together a small group of drink recipe material that had been stored as a set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, the three booklets make a colorful snapshot of practical cooking and entertaining literature from the 1940s through the midcentury years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-verified condition (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\"\u003eno surprises\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked with our protective packaging standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips in 2 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. 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