Project Gutenberg 2006-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 446 Estes, Rufus 1857 11010336 Good Things to Eat, as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "Good Things to Eat, as Suggested by Rufus" by Rufus Estes is a culinary collection of practical recipes written in the early 20th century. The book features a variety of recipes for preparing meats, game, fowl, fish, and desserts, highlighting the author's experience as a chef in notable private car services. It serves as both a guide for home cooks and a personal narrative that shares the author’s life story and deep passion for food, designed to bring happiness through good eating. The opening of the book begins with a foreword where the author expresses humility about the collection of recipes, admitting imperfections but indicating a deep commitment to quality and service. It features a brief sketch of his life, detailing his background as a former slave and eventual rise to a renowned chef. Estes shares stories of his beginnings in Tennessee and his journey to becoming a well-respected culinary figure in Chicago, emphasizing the importance of practicality in cooking and his aim to please those he serves. The introductory sections set the tone for a work that balances personal history with a love for cooking, making it an engaging read for those interested in culinary arts and personal stories intertwined with food. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Cooking, American TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Nutrition Category: Biographies Category: Cooking & Drinking 393660 2025-06-08T04:37:19.721821 text/html 390283 2014-04-12T11:44:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 162441 2014-04-12T11:45:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 233962 2025-06-08T04:37:30.181709 application/epub+zip 237131 2025-06-08T04:37:23.734727 application/epub+zip 188240 2025-06-08T04:37:22.051731 application/epub+zip 481016 2025-06-08T04:37:34.631667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426322 2025-06-08T04:37:28.822722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251383 2022-09-09T03:40:23.754430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320421 2025-06-08T04:37:18.614771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320360 2014-04-12T11:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102473 2014-04-12T11:45:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18753 2025-06-08T04:37:34.781673 application/rdf+xml 17277 2025-06-08T04:37:22.652728 image/jpeg 3941 2025-06-08T04:37:22.353715 image/jpeg 255185 2025-06-08T04:37:19.757721 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia