Vintage joy cooking book

Vintage joy of cooking ww ii cookbook signed irma s. For desserts and comfort food, you have the original recipe and its healthier version. Her daughter marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their motherdaughter project from irmas apartment. Mary janes cook book, 1916 had a marguerite that sounded similar and placed the meringue on a saltine cracker before baking oh yes, yuck. According to the price guide to cookbooks and recipe leaflets by linda j. Joy of cooking is considered by many to be the bible of american cooking. The book is in very good condition with minor wear expected of books from the 70s. Given the number of members who own a copy of joy of cooking well over 3000, were assuming that this iconic cookbook needs no introduction. Looking for older edition 1970s80s joy of cooking for. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Look for a new, revised edition of joy with 600 new recipes coming in november 2019. Vintage cookbooks by betty crocker, lila wallace, and fannie farmer have enjoyed a collecting spike. It has been in print continuously since 1936 and has sold more than 18 million copies. This is a vintage joy of cooking ww ii edition cookbook.

Vintage joy of cooking cookbook, by irma rombauer, 1964. Vintage joy of cooking cookbook 1964 light blue by myfancies. Vintage joy of cooking ww ii cookbook signed irma s rombauer. After spending the past few days going through the family circle illustrated volume of cooking, 1972 set, i decided to go with volume 10, hot dog happenings, infallible instants and mixes, the joy of cooking for others as if, and land of plenty preserved. Today, cookbooks are some of the most popular and desirable vintage objects on the market and on the minds of collectors. The canning section is good for general background, but there arent many canning recipes i am interested in trying. Joy of cooking, often known as the joy of cooking, is one of the united states mostpublished cookbooks. Abebooks asked 500 customers who owned a cookbook that had been given to. This cookbook idea seemed especially relevant after a fellow st louisan published a cookbook in 1929 featuring all sorts of expensive ingredients and decadent. Rombauer 1943 hc cookbook recipes vintage the joy of cooking book irma s. Dickinson now out of print but available through online booksellers, the decoration or subject matter often has more to do with the collectible nature of these items than the recipes these books contain. I like my 75th anniversary edition of joy, too, for more modern recipes. Joy of cooking is the most popular cookbook in america. Nov 01, 2006 joy of cooking is the most popular cookbook in america.

Even things i think of as hippie food, like fruit leather, show up here. I tried vintage jello recipes from a 50s cookbook insider. Family circle illustrated library of cooking is filled amazing images and some interesting recipies. I reached a pivotal point in my collecting when i came across the work and wisdom of mary brooks picken. So fun see more ideas about vintage cooking, vintage and i shop.

Mar 19, 2015 like the settlement cookbook, the joy of cooking contains recipes for things we think of as not having reached american palates until the 1980s or even later. The 100 best cookbooks of all time southern living. Joy of cooking, 1997, first edition, first printing, with dust jacket. Vintage cook books vintage cookbooks antique cook books. Looking for older edition 1970s80s joy of cooking for a barely baked cheesecake with graham cracker crust, no eggs. There are other basic cookbooks on the market, and there are fine specialty cookbooks, but no other cookbook includes such a complete range of recipes in every category. Vintage baking cook book 1953 rombauer the joy of cooking. Almost every cook knows of this book or has it on their shelf. It is known for its simplistic formatted recipes and is one of the best selling cookbooks of all time. From beef wellington to baked macaroni, this text include numerous levels of technical difficulty. Vintage the joy of cooking rombauer 1943 hardcover ebay. Louis, missouri, after her husbands suicide the previous year rombauer had 3,000 copies printed by a. There are a couple of small stains and dents in the sides and corners.

Ive been using my 1975 joy since it was new, so its looking a little worse for wear. More recipes and general information, however, less info on calories. The case for loving vintage cookbooks serious eats. Its a wideranging cookbook originally published in 1931 that was named one of the most important and. Volume 6 includes cooking for a crowd, cooking for just two and more. Comes with hand written note cards and old recipe articles from magazines as well newspaper inserts, and a letter from a family thanking previous owner for remembering their loved one. The original was published in 1896 as the boston cookingschool cook book and was the first in the country to use standardized measurements, a breakthrough that changed how all recipes are written.

Rombauer, marion rambauer becker, and ethan becker. One of the most appealing genres is locally produced cookbooks that have small print runs and are often published by church groups or charitable organizations. Vintage joy of cooking ww ii cookbook signed irma s rombauer mid century recipes. Vintage notions is the culmination of a personal journey that started twenty years ago when i began collecting rare sewing and needle arts books, vintage home arts magazines, and cookbooks. Rombauer selfpublished the first three thousand copies of joy of cooking in 1931, it has become the kitchen bible, with more than 20 million copies in print. Light cooking mexican cookbook, 1994 used vintage health cook book epicureanbookcase. Mar 05, 20 given the number of members who own a copy of joy of cooking well over 3000, were assuming that this iconic cookbook needs no introduction. Joy of cooking 1967 blue cover edition perfect for your favorite cook. I am a home baker and sugar artist working under the mi cottage food laws.

This cookery book has over pages of recipes, and features descriptions of ingredients, drawings of techniques and equipment, healthycooking tips, suggested menus, and more. Joy of cooking 1943 edition, a hardcover without a dust jacket as issued. Home cooking vintage recipes the cookbook publisher. Many skillets of refried beans, pots of stew, and countless muffins later, ive learned to give joy its due as a classic of the american kitchen. Her daughter, marion, tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their motherdaughter project from irmas apartment. Subsequent releases of the book during 1963 and 1964 were essentially massive corrections, and becker arranged for the publisher to exchange copies of the 1962 edition for later corrected versions upon request. Since it was first published in 1931 by irma rombauer, assisted by her daugher marion becker, there have been eight editions of joy, and some have been accepted eagerly and some with controversy. Hot diggity dog and the infallibles joy of cooking. For canning, i use the latest version of the ball blue book. Joy of cooking those old, splattered, battered cookbooks found on. The obsessive sport of shopping for a vintage joy of cooking. Joy of cooking, vintage abebooks passion for books. Cooking two ways box set 3 in 1 same recipes made two ways inside this box set, find some of the best recipes for comfort food, slow cooking, and desserts that you can prepare two ways. Vintage joy of cooking cookbook irma rombauer and becker 1967 hardcover.

Rombauer hardcover book the joy of cooking by irma s. This cookbook is written in such a way that you actually can find a recipe by looking up the specific ingredient or the actual recipe itself. Few cookbooks transformed the 20th century culinary landscape more drastically than irma rombauers joy of cooking, a forwardthinking text that was published in 1931, right in the midst of the great depression. And, as julia child brought french cooking to america with her didactic text, her cookbooks are sought after by novice and seasoned cooking enthusiasts. This book has you make the dough cover from scratch where the new recipe, also from betty crocker, has you using the dough you can find in a tube. But in the end it was all a crazy experiment that worked. Which joy of cooking edition is best at vintage cooking. Despite the avalanche of cookbooks dumped on us every year, you will still find the joy of cooking on the top of many peoples most used, most loved cookbook lists. This book is a rare find as it uses recipes made from scratch. Get an online appraisal of your vintage cookbook from dr. Courtesy of coren feldman johnson recommended that i make recipes from the joy of cooking by irma s. Put the milk in a small saucepan with 14 onion stuck with 2 whole cloves and heat over a low flame for 15 minutes. Mar 05, 20 despite the avalanche of cookbooks dumped on us every year, you will still find the joy of cooking on the top of many peoples most used, most loved cookbook lists. The reasons for collecting old cookbooks vary and many of them have nothing to do with food.

This cookery book has over pages of recipes, and features descriptions of ingredients, drawings of techniques and equipment, healthy cooking tips, suggested menus, and more. Reprint of 1943 edition printed from the same plates, with world war ii rationing information deleted and replaced with more info from streamlined cooking in a forty page stretch at the end of the book and. I really like the older versions of the joy of cooking over the newer ones. While the betty crocker and better homes and gardens cookbooks have perhaps sold more copies, its joy thats the most beloved, handed down from generation to generation. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The bestselling 75th anniversary edition of the joy of cookingthe book julia child called a fundamental resource for any american cookrestores the voice of the original authors and many of the most beloved recipes from past editions and includes quick, healthy recipes for the way we cook today. Book has a light blue hardcover, with the ribbon bookmark still attached. A labor of love to collect recipes of our past to share with others. There are eight editions of the joy of cooking, and cookbook superfans have strong feelings about which one is best.

During 1962, the year of irma rombauers death, a revised edition of joy of cooking was published. Some 18 million copies have been printed, starting with the slim volume of recipes irma rombauer put together in 1930 as a. Top 10 most collectible cookbooks cookbook village. Vintage cookbook website is focused on antiquarian, antique, vintage, and rare american cookbooks. Eventually, however, the man i would marry came into my life, and i was ready for itit being, of course, joy of cooking, which had been his familys standard text and now was his. Apr 03, 20 ive been using my 1975 joy since it was new, so its looking a little worse for wear. Im looking here at recipes for polenta, for gnocchi, for candied kumquats and curried rice. Marion cunninghams revision for the modern era, however, is the version that most people cherish and continue to use regularly. Includes a 1943 introduction which references war effortsration cardsemergency records.

Louis widow named irma rombauer took her life savings and selfpublished a book called the joy of cooking in 1931. This is the 1940s vintage and it speaks to me of my mother as a young bride. Vintage joy of cooking, 1964 cookbook with the aqua covers. Vintage 1964 joy of cooking 1964 cook book aqua cover by. Joy of chinese cooking by yen hung feng,doreen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Joy is the one indispensable cookbook, a boon to the beginner, treasure for the experienced cook, the foundation of many a happy kitchen and many a happy. Oct 31, 2006 look for a new, revised edition of joy with 600 new recipes coming in november 2019. Unfollow joy of cooking cookbook to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The joy of cooking is a good example of a classic vintage collectible that peaks in good times and falls hard during the bad times. Handmedown cookbooks favorites of abebooks customers. Written by irma rombauer, this is a classic, best selling cookbook that has 100s of recipes for any. Includes some handwritten recipe cardsnewspaper clippings and writing within the book pages. Rombauer 1946 joy of cooking 1967 blue cover edition perfect for your favorite cook.

I myself have three versions on my book shelf 1963. Joy is the one indispensable cookbook, a boon to the beginner, treasure for the experienced cook, the foundation of many a happy kitchen and many a. My joy of cooking 1943 was the most helpful with good directions on temperature and timing. My forthcoming cookbook offering called cooking with collectibles unites my love of cooking with the joy and history of collecting antiques. This new edition of joy has been thoroughly revised and expanded by irmas greatgrandson john becker and his wife, megan scott. One of the highlights of this cookbook is the baking section which gives recipes for 8 or 9 inch cakes. The 1950 cookbook has a redandwhite cover not the white, pink and blue cover as shown. Has just a few edited recipes by previous enthusiast to their taste. No bain marie, no long baking, very few ingredients in total. The joy of cooking 1953 rombauer becker hardcover vintage cookbook illustrated. This edition was released without marion beckers consent. Some 18 million copies have been printed, starting with the slim volume of recipes irma rombauer put together in 1930 as a way to cope.