The book "Cooking". Bayukansky B.Z., Ivankov F.V., Moscow, Gostorgizdat, 1951
This edition is the predecessor and analogue of the large "Book on Delicious and Healthy Food", published in 1952 (also presented in the Stargift collection). It contains a large number of recipes for cold appetizers, salads, first and second courses, sauces, as well as various flour and confectionery products.
This book really was a kind of experiment. Pursuing the goal of creating a cheaper kitchen based on simple and low-risk products. Hence such recipes as "Sprats with boiled potatoes", "Boiled sausage, fried with potatoes" (by the way, dishes with potatoes in its various variations make up 70% of the entire assortment), "Chopped cutlets with pasta", "Carrot cutlets with sour cream sauce", "Pearl barley meatballs", "Pasta with roots", "Barley coffee with milk".