- Ring-bound: 456 pages
- Publisher: Betty Crocker; Facsimile Edition edition (Oct 26 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0028627717
- ISBN-13: 978-0028627717
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 22.9 x 5.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #87,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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First published in 1950, Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book is now reprinted in all its old-fashioned glory. Betty immerses you in a time when women were homemakers, cakes had at least two layers, and salad was iceberg lettuce. You may hesitate to recreate what your mother or grandmother probably cooked--if so, consider that back then we ate simply, in the days before the word foodie was invented. Many of the recipes suit today's harried lifestyle, as you see in Six Layer Dinner, combining eight cups of vegetables with a pound of ground meat, and Dainty Tea Brownies topped with colorful chopped pistachios.
Hundreds of black-and-white photos, animated drawings, and quaint color spreads of prepared dishes aid you in using the recipes. Beginners learn how to measure ingredients, choose the best economical cuts of meat, and cut up round and sheet cakes for serving. There is even a section on how to set the table. This loose-leaf book contains enough recipes to fill a 12-page, double-column index. Best of all, perhaps, is the "Shortcut" section, where useful tips include cleaning a grater of cheese residue by rubbing it with a piece of stale bread. These are interspersed with 15 ways to recuperate from overwork. One suggestion is to lie down on the kitchen floor on your back and relax for three to five minutes. Still a good idea, though few people have a kitchen large enough to try this. --Dana Jacobi
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It's the book that started it all, the well-loved edition that first bought Betty Crocker cookbooks into American homes and hearts. Published in 1950, this ground-breaking title made cooking easy, it made cooking appealing, and best of all, it made cooking fun. Packed full of practical tips, useful hints, and lavish color photography, this was the book that shaped cooking for generations, the book that people remember. Every recipe you -- or your mother -- ever wanted is here, from pigs in blankets, to Emergency Steak to Chicken Tomato Aspic. Enjoy the clever ideas throughout -- twelve months of birthday cake ideas, showing how to decorate a cake to match each month's gem stone, pointers to make setting up a kitchen easy, or hints to make housework more pleasant. Feel a part of history when making Home Front Macaroni, developed during WW II rationing to stretch meat. Get into the spirit of fun with a Betty Crocker "Cookie Shine" or cookie baking party. People who grew up with this book will want it for the memories; those who are new to the book will want it for its charm and its intelligent approach to cooking. It's a perfect keepsake and a great gift.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic worth owning!,
By Lone Star Reader (Irving, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook (Ring-bound)
Please, don't let the fact that this cookbook pre-dates such modern conviences as the microwave oven and food processors drive you away from this book! There are short cuts, methods and recipes that you simply will not find anywhere else. Unlike a lot of modern cookbooks, this volume accepts the fact that not everyone is a kitchen whiz--so it explains EVERYTHING; from how to bake a chicken (time, temperature, preparation of the bird, type of pan, seasonings) to how to cook fresh vegetables (quite an education if all your mom used was canned or frozen!)This cookbook promotes healthy eating without the guilt trip that a lot of modern cookbooks put you through. It even has suggestions of how to stock a kitchen if you are just starting out (originally for new brides, but hey, you can adapt!) I really like this cook book. Even more important--I USE this cookbook! And no, I'm not a a stay at home wife; I'm a career woman! So if it doesn't work or takes too long, I don't do it! It's a great working cookbook and a great reference cookbook--one you can pull off the shelf and use when you wonder how Mom did it! Bon appetite!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook,
By "maretd" (Garrison, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook (Ring-bound)
I have used this cookbook for over 32 years and it is the best cookbook I have ever used. Each recipe is easy to follow, even with the fanciest recipes. My book doesn't look much like a book anymore. The pages are no longer attached by the rings, and it is mostly hanging by a thread. The front and back covers are completely off (even though I have taped and re-taped many many times), but I love every recipe I have ever tried and re-use them over and over again. I would highly recommend it to anyone, from begineer to the most seasoned cook.
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I want a cookbook just the dear old Mom's,
By "goody2shooz" (Longview, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook (Ring-bound)
Yep, my Mom still has the original addition. Oh, its a bit tattered and torn, but the recipes are still some of the best I've found no matter how many cookbooks I go through looking for recipes. Like the recipe for Pioneer Macaroni and Cheese. We had that just last week. Or the recipe for Brownies; I make that every year for our church's Christmas Bazar. Gosh, this sure is beginning to sound corny. But all of it is true. Honest.
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