October Thrifty & Estate Sales Finds Week #3 ~ #2 The Alice Bradley Menu Cook Book (War Time Edition)

The Alice Bradley Menu Cook Book, published in 1944. Originally published in 1937, this book is the war time edition with the opening pages listing the ration items at the time of publication. Alice Bradley was the principal of the Miss Farmers School of Cookery located in Boston, Massachusetts. The former owner referred to and used this book often as quite a few of the pages are dogeared  and worn. 

The cookbook is set up in a calendar style with each week of the year represented. At the beginning of each week a market order is listed with the ingredients required for all meals. Following the market order are menus for the THREE meals of the day, with recipes for each. All the menus include a suggested beverage and EVERY dinner has an an accompanying dessert. Many of the dishes incorporate leftovers from previous meals. The last chapter offers menus for company meals and special occasions. A few of the holiday menus include Columbus Day - featuring an Italian themed meal, Halloween and Armistice Day.