18 JUNE 1904, Page 23

The Cult of the Chafing Dish. By Frank Schloesser. (Gay

and Bird. 5s.)—The present 'writer cannot pretend to pronounce an authoritative opinion on this book. That he could do only after long experiment, which he might not survive. But it looks promising. Some of the recipes have an attractive air of novelty which yet does not suggest extravagance. And it is certainly well written.