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 Natural Appearance of Cuts of Healthy Beef

Beef is the most important of any of the meat of flesh foods. To be able to judge of its freshness and freedom from desease is of great practical value. The following colored plates show the appearance of some of the principal cuts of beef in the proper condition for cooking. By comparing the appearance of the beef bought in all markets with these plates it is possible to form a sound judgment of their suitability for consumption.

These seven Plates are reproduced by courtesy of Armour & Co., Chicago