Text contained between underscores was italicised in the original printed book. The text “[Illustration: ” indicates the location of an illustration in the printed book. The text after the “: ” and up to the final “]” is the caption text. Table of Contents: “Preface” added to Table of Contents for completeness. Table of Contents: “Blood Sausage” added to Table of Contents to match book text. Page 10: “in other to get a uniform scald” changed to “in order to get a uniform scald”. Page 15: “Killing and Dressing Cattle” changed to “Killing and Dressing Beef” to match table of contents. Page 21: “with them be is usually” changed to “with them is usually”. Page 24: “Recipes for Curing” changed to “Recipes for Curing Meats” to match table of contents.