Vintage Quantity Food Service Recipes Institutional Cookbook 50-300 Servings 40s For Sale

A fascinating 1943 edition of Quantity Food Service Recipes, compiled by the Administration Section of the American Dietetic Association under the direction of Adeline Wood and published by J.B. Lippincott Company. Designed for institutional and large-scale kitchens, the book contains hundreds of recipes intended for hospitals, schools, cafeterias, restaurants, and other food-service operations, with many recipes yielding 50, 100, 300 or more servings. Chapters cover breads, cakes, desserts, meats and poultry, fish, salads, soups, vegetables, sauces, luncheon dishes, and more. Humorous period cartoons by Jean McConnell and photographic commercial-kitchen endpapers make this especially appealing as a piece of culinary, dietetics, and food-service history.

Details:
Age Estimate: May 1943 reprint; originally published February 1940
Title: Quantity Food Service Recipes
Compiler: Administration Section of the American Dietetic Association
Direction: Adeline Wood, M.S., Chairman
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company
Illustrator: Jean McConnell
Format: Clothbound hardcover
Pages: 443
Dimensions: 9.25" x 6.25" x 1.5"
Material: Cloth-covered boards, paper
Weight: 1 lb 13 oz
Language: English

Condition:
6/10 – Good vintage condition with substantial age-related wear. Tan cloth covers show overall discoloration, spotting and handling wear, with heavier wear and fraying at the corners and spine ends. The back cover has additional staining and surface marks. Interior endpapers show staining/discoloration, and there is a previous owner's handwritten inscription inside the front cover along with remnants/evidence of an old label. Pages have general age toning and occasional spotting consistent with an approximately 83-year-old working cookbook. No dust jacket is present. Please review photos closely for condition.