Home Cookery in War-Time

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A charming lady, who is also a good cook and a clear writer, had promised to write for the publisher of this volume a little manual of Home Cookery in War time. The Red Cross called her away before the first page was written and I am bidden to step into the breach. For a man who is one year too old to join anything more important than a Home Defence corps, it is some consolation to try and serve his countrymen in another way. Cuisine c'est medecine, said Michelet; and good cookery is a cure for the mind's as well as the body's ills, besides being cheaper in the end.