An excerpt from the original book:"This book is published and edited by the manufacturers, with the hope that it may prove of service to all who are in any way interested with that very necessary and important branch of domesticity, cooking. If this COOKERY BOOK serves the end already mentioned, it will in some degree act as a return of thanks for the generous and whole hearted support given to EDMONDS' "SURE TO RISE" BAKING POWDER by the general public." Originally published by T.J. Edmonds, Baking Powder Manufacturer, Christchurch, New Zealand. This edition is a reprint of a version published in 1914. The large format with large print allows the book to lay open to be easily read while cooking.