1955 Ground Meat Meat Cookbook

Paging Jimmy Tango!

Highlights: There's a pig cooking meat with some chickens. And some kind of piece-of-meat-man. And they're all in aprons:

Highlights: "Garnishes of ground meat, to please the palate and the eye, are the extra touch to make a banquet of your daily fare.":

Highlights: Meat-Stuffed Celery Sticks. That's right. Celery stuffed with "meat mixture.":

Highlights: A happy little lamb under the recipe for "Savory Lamb and Carrot Balls:

Highlights: Heart Patties with Gravy... HEART PATTIES WITH GRAVY!!!!!

Highlights: We have a winner! Loaves, Rings and Molds. There's a whole section for "Loaves, Rings and Molds" -- all food formats that don't exist any more.

By the way, "Frosted Lamb Loaf." I don't know what's better - the name, the description ("Glamorous..."), the photo or the happy lambs (in underpants) dancing at the top of the page:

Highlights: I though Veal-Oyster Loaf was clbuttic until I read the description for Jellied Veal Loaf: "A cooling, refreshing answer to the hot-weather meat course problem.":

Highlights: 1. "Meat Muffins" 2. Is that girl chatting on the phone while she enjoys a slab of "Layered Loaf"?:

Highlights: "Spaghetti, Italian Style."

As opposed to...:

Highlights: The farm animals seem to be enjoying the aroma of COOKED MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY!!!!.

And what's up with the horse? I haven't seen any horse recipes... yet...:

Highlights: I really wanted to try the Luncheon Meat Pinwheel Ring, but it's so hard finding quality "luncheon meat" in my neighborhood:

Highlights: Pork Brown Sauce on Sweet Potato Biscuits. No joke here. That sounds pretty freakin' awesome:

Highlights: Mincemeat Cupcakes. I just don't know: