This unusual early work is an absorbing read for food historians and vegetarians. Dictated by the exiguities of war-time it served as an appetizing aid to those who found difficulty, for various reasons, in obtaining all the m eat they needed. Foreword, Important Note, Recipes Without Meat, Appendix: Twenty-five Vegetable Soups, Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.