The main dish is especially important in meal planning. It is the hub around which the rest of the meal is built, and often it carries a large proportion of the cost of the meal. Usually the main dish is the main source of protein - so essential to building and repairing body tissues. In this book are recipes and suggestions for about 150 main dishes - easy to make, hearty, and economical. Each gives four liberal servings. Besides tasting good and satisfying the appetite, these main dishes in general furnish about a sixth of the day's needs for protein. He remainder of the protein will come from milk used as a beverage, from cereals and bread, and from other foods eaten as part of the dinner and at the other meals of the day. Originally published in 1948.