Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book

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United States , 1950

By McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. and General Mills, Inc.
$75.00 CAD
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Details

Hard Covers, Brodart wrapped dust jacket, 463 pages, 7x10 in [17.5x25.5 cm]. Colour and B&W photographs and illustrations.

Condition

Dust jacket shows considerable wear and has been mended with cello tape which has now yellowed, books edges are worn, pages are slightly age tanned.

Notes

This is a classic mid‑20th century American cookbook, designed to make cooking accessible to home cooks, especially those with little experience. It assumes minimal prior knowledge in the kitchen and includes thousands of recipes developed by test-kitchen staff, with guidance on modern kitchen techniques of the time, how to use then-new appliances (e.g. electric ranges, refrigerators), and a glossary of cooking terms.


The book is richly illustrated: lots of photos, diagrams, charts, period drawings, color pictures etc., to help clarify instructions and make cooking appealing.

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