Mrs. Rorer's Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes

This book has a twofold object:

1. To show the value of vegetables in their relation to diet and health, how to prepare, cook and serve them, what to eat under certain conditions of health, and thus have them perform their proper work.

2. To give to the prudent housewife a knowledge of combinations of foods in the shape of toothsome recipes to take the place of meat, or as we call them - Meat Substitutes.

It goes without saying that we all know too little about the value of vegetables as food. We eat them because they are palatable, not realizing their immense importance as body builders. Here they are classified, and thus made to give us a right idea of their use. Then as to Meat Substitutes. It is not necessary to be a vegetarian to desire a change from a meat diet. There are health reasons often demanding abstention from meats; or economy may be an impelling motive; or a desire for change and variety in the daily bill of fare may be warrant enough. However we look at it here is the wonder book to point the way to better and healthier living. There is an abundance of the choicest and most palatable recipes, and they are given in such a manner, that if the directions are followed, the results are sure. You cannot make mistakes.