The Grocer’s Answer Book.
Chicago: The Grocery Trade Publishing House, 1933.
Small octavo, 19.3 x 12.7 cm, 64 pages. Later printing. Illustrations throughout. Three hundred twenty-one grocery related questions and answers in the following twenty-one categories: canned fish and shellfish, canned fruits, canned milk, canned soups, canned vegetables, canned goods—general, cereals and beans, cocoa and chocolate, coffee, cooking oils, dried fruits, flavoring extracts, flour, honey, macaroni and kindred products, nuts and nut products, olives, pickles and kraut, preserves, salt fish, spices, sugar, syrups and molasses, tea, vinegar, how to prepare brine, miscellaneous, holiday items, and when to expect good news. From “What kind of cheese is the cheese known as American cheese?” and “How does coffee grow?” to “The labels of some food products state that the article is prepared with sulphur dioxide. What is the function of sulphur dioxide?” and “When may new goods of Apple Cider, Catsup, Cranberries, Maple Sugar, Maple Syrup, and Olive Oil be expected on the market?”, The Grocer’s Answer Book provides concise information for the provision dealer. In yellow wrappers with some edgewear and rubbing, slight water staining to rear cover and mild rusting to staples, else good. Inscribed by former owner, Henrietta Moulaison, who worked for The Bird Co., a wholesale grocer in Bangor, Maine for 17 years (from Jan 2 1979 Bangor Daily News).
Price: $40.00