Purity Cook Book by Purity Flour Mills (Color illustrations by A.J. Casson.)

Toronto: Purity Flour Mills, 1945 A second revision of the original from 1932. Very solid clean book, no marks or inscriptions. Red cloth covered boards with border of food words in yellow and the Purity Flour logo on front board, ( 875 tested recipes). Black title on spine. Very minor knocking to front tail of spine. Otherwise excellent condition.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Purity Flour Mills, 1945. Soft cover. Poor. Poor condition. Heavy wear to spine and edges. Binding is loose, pages age toned. Front and rear covers nearly detached from spine. Pictures available upon request.

Purity Cook Book was first published in 1923 and revised in 1932, 1937 and again in 1945.
First founded in 1905, Purity Flour (named after the "pure white" flour they produced) rose to become the largest flour milling company in Canada. In 1932, they published the Purity Cook Book which featured a variety of recipes incorporating Purity products as well as hundreds of other complementary recipes for all meals of the day. In 1937, the cookbook was revised to include more modern cooking techniques. Again in 1945, the cookbook was revised, this time to reflect more simple, economic fare appropriate for war-time cooking.
It is this 1945 war-time edition that is featured here. Beautifully presented, this cookbook contains 875 recipes for a variety of meals including sandwiches, cereals, candies, desserts, beverages, fish, meat, poultry, soup, salads, pickles, vegetables, canapes, rolls, pies, drinks, jams, jellies, preserves, puddings, muffins, icings, tarts, pies, breads, pastries, cookies… Read More