I'm always astonished by what this book turns out to have in it that is nowhere else: sweet and sour sturgeon, raw apple cake (the best use ever for slightly aged apples in the fruit bowl), on and on. Plus all the great stories. ( )

Bizzare piece of ephemera. 105 1 ply white paper towels, 9x11", American Cookery recipes in blue. Box illustration adapted from the Little Brown & company design of Elna Rapp, illustrations of Mary Purcell. ( )