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The Grocer's Encyclopedia.
A Compendium of Useful Information Concerning Foods of All Kinds.
How They are Raised, Prepared and Marketed. How to Care for Them in the Store and at Home.
How Best to Use and Enjoy Them—And Other Valuable Information for Grocers and General Storekeepers.

Compiled by Artemas Ward

James Kemptster Printing Company
50 Union Square, New York
(1911)

Original 110+-year-old Letterpress/Offset Lithographs

Sheet size approximately 8.25 x 10.75 inches.
Please click on thumbnails for enlarged view.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Oranges, Flowers and Fruit
ORANGES—Flowers and Fruit

Oranges, Florida, Tangerine, navel, king

ORANGES
Florida, Tangerine, Navel, King

$49.95

Apples: Spitzenburg, Greening, etc.

[apples]

Spitzenburg, Green Sweet, Golden Russet, Greening, Baldwin, Northern Spy, Swaar

$49.95

Apples: Early Harvest, Gravenstein, etc.

[apples]

Early Harvest, Gravenstein, Red June, Streaked Pippin, Newtown Pippin, Lady Sweet, Maiden Bluch, Fall Pippin

$49.95

Peaches

PEACHES

CHERRIES

CHERRIES

APRICOTS

APRICOTS

$49.95

PLUMS

PLUMS

$49.95

KUMQUAT, LOQUAT

KUMQUAT, LOQUAT

PERSIMMONS

PERSIMMONS
American, Japanese

$49.95

TWO TYPES OF MANGOES

Two Types of MANGOES

$49.95

TROPICAL FRUITS

TROPICAL FRUITS
Guavas, Cashew Nut and Apple
Star Apple, Sweet Sop, Mangosteen

$49.95

BANANAS

BANANA

COCOANUTS

COCOANUT [sic]

$49.95



PINEAPPLE

$49.95

WATERMELON

WATERMELON

Corn

CORN

$49.95

SWEET CORN

SWEET CORN

$49.95

Tomatoes

TOMATOES

$49.95

OYSTER PLANT

OYSTER PLANT (Salsify)

$49.95

CUCUMBER

CUCUMBERS

CELERY

CELERY

$49.95

PEPPERS

PIPER NIGRUM L.
"Black" and "White" Pepper
PEPPER CORNS
COMMON CAPSICUMS
Fresh Peppers, Common "Red Pepper" etc.
SMALL-FRUITED CAPSICUMS
Cayenne Pepper and Chiles

$49.95

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

$49.95
NUTS, GRAINS, LEGUMES, SPICES, ETC.

PEANUT

PEANUT

$49.95

  

Walnut, Brazil nut, etc.

[NUTS]
Butternut, Walnut, Black Walnut, Brazil Nuts

$49.95

VARIOUS NUTS

[NUTS]
Pecan, Pignolia (Pine Nut), Filbert, Almond, Li-tchi Nut, Paradise, Hickory Nut, Chestnut, Pistachio

$49.95

FIG TREE AND FRUIT

FIG Tree and Fruit (fresh and dried)

$49.95

PRINCIPAL SPICES: CINNAMON, CLOVE, GINGER, NUTMEG

Four Principal Spices
CINNAMON, CLOVE, GINGER, NUTMEG

$49.95

VANILLA (Orchid and Bean)

VANILLA (Orchid and Bean)

$49.95

Licorice

LICORICE (foliage, root, and finished product)

$49.95

ST. JOHN'S BREAD (Carob Bean)

ST. JOHN'S BREAD (Carob Bean)—flowering branch and fruit (green and dried)

$49.95

TOBACCO

TOBACCO

$49.95

COFFEE

COFFEE
COFFEE BERRY HALVED,
SHOWING SINGLE COFFEE BEAN
COFFEE BERRY WITH HALF OF FRUIT PULP REMOVED, SHOWING TWO COFFEE BEANS IN PARCHMENT COVERINGS

$49.95

TEA PLANT

TEA PLANT

$49.95

SUGAR CANE

SUGAR CANE

$49.95

SUGAR MAPLE

Collecting the Sap of the
SUGAR MAPLE

$49.95

HONEY

HONEY

$49.95

CHEESE

CHEESE
Neufchatel, Pineapple, Limburger, Emmenthaler ("Swiss")

$49.95

BARLEY BUCKWHEAT RICE

BARLEY
BUCKWHEAT
RICE

$49.95

WHEAT OATS RYE

WHEAT
OATS
RYE

$49.95

MACARONI AND SIMILAR PASTAS

MACARONI AND SIMILAR PASTES [SIC] (PASTAS)
Vermicelli, Spaghettini, Spaghetti, Foratini or Maccheroncelli, Forati or Perclatelli, Mezzanelli, Mezzani or "Macaroni", Zitoni, Mezzani Rigati, Zitoni Rigati, Tagllarini, Linguine, Trenette, Fettuccelle, Lasagne Ricce, Lasagne Lisci, Tubetti, Ditali Lisci, Ditali Rigati, Rigatoni, Bombollotis, "Fancy Pastes [sic] (Pastas)—seeds, stars, alphabets, animals, &c., Curled Vermicelli

$49.95

  
MEATS AND FISH


Beef: Porterhouse, Chuck

BEEF
PORTERHOUSE CUT
PORTERHOUSE STEAK
FIRST CUT CHUCK


Beef

BEEF
EXTRA PORTERHOUSE STEAK
SECOND CUT CHUCK STEAK
HIP SIRLOIN
TOP ROUND STEAK

$49.95


Beef: TOP SIRLOIN

BEEF
FLAT BONE TOP SIRLOIN
ROUND BONE TOP SIRLOIN



BEEF RIBS

BEEF
Fifth and Sixth Cut Ribs
Third Cut Ribs
Middle Cut Ribs
First Cut Ribs

$49.95


VEAL

VEAL
Rack, Leg, Loin, Shoulder

$49.95


GAME POULTRY

GAME
American Grouse (Prarie Chicken)
American Partridge (Ruffed Grouse0
Woodcock
Quail

$49.95


lamb cuts

LAMB
Short Saddle, Loin Chop, Rib Chop, Forequarter

$49.95


MUTTON

MUTTON
Shoulder, Hind Quarter, Leg


Salmon, Brook Trout, Weakfish, Shad

FISH
Salmon, Brook Trout, Weakfish, Shad

$49.95


cod, haddock, halibut, pollack, hake

FISH
Cod, Haddock, Pollack, Hake, Halibut

$49.95


Kingfish, Striped Bass, Sea Bass, Whiting, Flounder

FISH
Kingfish, Striped Bass, Sea Bass, Whiting, Flounder

$49.95


Spanish Mackarel, Common Mackarel, Pompano, Butterfish, Smelt, Bluefish

FISH
Spanish Mackarel, Common Mackarel, Pompano, Butterfish, Smelt, Bluefish

$49.95


Green Turtle

GREEN TURTLE

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