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[Ladies of Reinga Lodge No. 4, Order of the Royal Purple]; Anne Thunberg (Foreword); S.F. Otto (Foreword). [Royal Purple] Cook Book [of the] Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; Order of the Royal Purple, Regina Lodge No. 4. Regina, Saskatchewan: Ladies of Reinga Lodge No. 4, Order of the Royal Purple, N.D. [Circa 1949]. First Edition, First Printing. pp. [i-vi], 1-104, 99. 8vo., measuring 6″ x 9″. Illustrated, twice-stapled, textured card covers with lilac lettering and floral BOPE illustration to the front cover. Rich with many period advertisements by sponsoring local business, merchants, firms and organizations. Comprises of a rich selection of recipes as compiled by the Ladies of Regina Lodge No. 4, Order of the Royal Purple; many recipes accompanied with the names of their respective contributors and their role/affiliation within the organization. Sections include: Beverages and Soups; Meat, Fish and Eggs; Vegetables, Pickles and Sauces; Salads and Dressings; Muffins, Rolls and Breads; Sandwich Fillins and Waffles; Cakes; Cookies and Biscuits; Icings, Frostings and Candies; Puddings, Sauces, and Desserts; Pies, Tarts and Fillings, et al. Some light spotting to the covers, light age-toning to the title page, else, contents remain entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages, and tight, sound stapled binding; very good+. Exceedingly rare in commerce. We were able to locate only one institutional holding at time of cataloguing. Corresponds to OCLC #1086861370. Rare indeed. Card Covers. See Driver’s Citation No. S112.1 [p.1027] wherein they state: “The ‘Foreword’ says that the cookbook was published to raise funds for the ‘post-care of infantile paralysis and also for cancer research.’ ‘Greetings’ refers to the publication as the ‘Royal Purple Cook Book’. The private collector reports that she bought her copy from her landlord’s wife in December 1949. An advertisement on p. 64 for Dad’s Place, 2039 Broad Street, ‘Oldest established Tire Shop in Regina – over 25 years’, suggests a later date because Regina City directories first list Dad’s Place and 2039 Broad Street in the volume for 1930 (1930+25 years = 1955); however, the tire shop may have had another name and been at another address before 1950.” (#3807) $295.00
