Having fun with a new "old" cookbook.............

Anyone who knows me well, knows I love my collection of vintage cookbooks and mixology books.  I have a new one I'm enjoying. It's a copy of the Malt Marrow Cook Book, also called "Recipes of Quality".  I had seen copies of this before, but with a different cover. (see link below), and it is listed on Amazon.com in a reprint.

http://www.vintagecookbook.com/tc0501.html

McAvoy Brewing Co. was located at 2349 S. Park Ave. in Chicago. They manufactured both Malt Marrow, and Alma Mater Beer. This cookbook dates to 1912. Though dated 1912, this might be a printing from a few years later, as the cover differs from other copies I've seen.

Granted, this book dates to the days when dinner and supper were two entirely different things....and when dinner mean at least two to three separate meat courses, in addition to the rest of the meal.

For example, here's a typical dinner suggestion:

Olives  Celery  Radishes

Blue  Points on the Half Shell

Onion Soup a la Savarin

Fillet de Sole      Cucumbers

Crown of Lamb

Fresh Vegetables      Potato Balls

Breast of Chicken a la Sam Ward

Asparagus Vinagrette

Peach Melba      Ice Cream

Roquefort au Port

Coffee

Ummmm..Dang! Defibrillator in the house?

But, seriously, the book actually has a lot of excellent recipes, from appetizer to dessert. One of the more interesting advertising cookbooks that I've seen from the era.  If you ever chance upon a copy, I recommend checking it out.