Dainties That Are Bred In a Book

PAsadena, CA: Shakespeare Club. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Green cloth. 153 pp. plus 12 pages of ads and a 5 page index. Clean, solid copy with faded edges and spine along with bumped corners. Interior is clean with shadow tone to the end pages. Black and white photo of the clubhouse on Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena CA. Ad pages include Max Factor's Make-Up Studio, Hollywood; Plastic Surgery; Keenan Printing Company and others. Recipe sections follow a somewhat typical layout with each section having sub-categories. Each section is introduced with a Shakespearian quote and reference. There is no table of contents; the index is first chronological and within this entries are in alphabetical order. Contributors names follow the recipe. Recipes can be quite extensive, "Sunday Night Sandwiches" is a full page instructions and variations which include using "A silver knife to spread the filling." These are rolled sandwiches which require great care in their formation. The fillings are creamed butter or cheese paste with some variations (no recipe offered) suggested. ; 8vo .