Patent ID: 6349820
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A method of business for distributing spices comprising the steps of:a) providing a self-supporting, book-shaped spice holder having a plurality of compartments arranged in an array inside said self-supporting, book-shaped spice holder, said book-shaped spice holder having an openable cover operably engaged with said spice holder, said cover sized and shaped corresponding to the shape of said holder so that said array of compartments can be covered for storage or opened for access to the spice-holding chambers; b) selecting a plurality of separate quantities of spices according to a predetermined cuisine, each spice usable in one or more recipes for preparation of comestibles corresponding to said preselected cuisine; c) providing packages having small quantities of said selected spices to be placed in said array of spice-holding chambers; d) providing cuisine indicative labels by which each book-shaped spice holder can be cuisine-specifically identified; e) arranging one of said labels to be attached to said self-supporting, book-shaped spice holders identifying said specific cuisine for which said small quantities of selected spices have been inserted into said partitioned compartments; and f) providing a plurality of printed recipes for preparation of said specific cuisine and including said plurality of cuisine-specific recipes attached to said book-shaped spice holder correspondingly labeled to identify said specific cuisine, said recipes, and said cuisine-specific spices.