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THE CENTURY COOK BOOK




[Illustration: SQUARE-CORNERED DINNER-TABLE WITH FOURTEEN COVERS.
DECORATIONS IN WHITE. (SEE PAGE 18.)]




  THE
  CENTURY COOK BOOK


  BY

  Mary Ronald


  _This book contains directions for cooking in its various branches,
  from the simplest forms to high-class dishes and ornamental pieces;
  a group of New England dishes