The index is broken down into sections, beginning with Bread, Soup, Cream Sauce, Fish, Meat Vegetables, Salad Dessert, Meringues, Pie, Pudding and Sauces, Cake & Cookies, Cake Fillings & Frostings, etc. All recipes were written before refrigerators were invented. The final entry on the last page of this book says: This book has been compiled and arranged for YOU from a personal collection covering several years. A number of the the recipes are from God Housekeeping and other equally popular sources. May they all "FIND FAVOR."