The Royal No.10 Cook Book

The Adath Joseph Sisterhood of St. Joseph, Missouri was a Jewish Ladies Auxilary in the nation's breadbasket.  This recipe compilation is undated, but based on the Arts & Crafts design on the cover, printing fonts, and presence of vintage Schlitz and Budweiser beer ads, we can assume The Royal No. 10 Cook Book was published in the second decade of the 20th century, predating the Prohibition era.  In lieu of an introduction to their collection of recipes, we are given a moral:  "Use ours with safety, as they have all been tried and tested."  Based on the condition of this tome, the recipe annotations, and the food spatter it is decorated with, this was a well loved cookbook.  Eastern European cuisine is found throughout, including four separate recipes for lep kuchen, a popular type of cookie.