Magnificent food value, it says. Recommended for folks of all ages! If it's in print, then surely it must be true . . .
And my Nan used to make Pufftaloons for Sunday breakfast for us when we would visit in the Christmas holidays. I don't know anyone else who's ever heard of them. People have laughed and scoffed when I've fondly described them. Such a strange name. And not very healthy. But they are real, the recipe's right there to prove it . . .
I'm very fortunate as our family's historian to be the custodian of some real treasures - this Cookery Book among them. It has seen better days, there's no denying. It's been re-covered long ago. But it's got some great bits, like his name inked into the pages by his own hand. Some detective work from the advertising makes it probably about a 1933 edition.
As well as all the recipes, there's something else for the modern cook . . .
The house-proud little lady . . .
The entertainer . . .
And the seamstress . . .
Ahh, the good old days . . .
