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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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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With more than 63 million cookbooks sold since 1950, Betty Crocker is the name readers trust for reliable recipes and great ideas. For over 75 years, Betty Crocker has provided advice to millions of Americans through cookbooks, magazines and television.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!
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By "maretd"
Format: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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format: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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Great remake of the original
Just like the original my mom had - but without the cooking stains! Great book, great recipes, great tips. Timeless.
Published 4 months ago by Carol
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Missing Pages
In the book there are pages missing 441/442 and 443/444,and the rings in the binder
are bend and don't close . Henry B.
are bend and don't close . Henry B.
Published on Nov 2 2010 by hasemann
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the difinitive american cookbook
I love this cookbook. I first discovered my grandmothers original addition which was yellowed and almost falling apart. When they came out with a revival I bought it immediately. Read more
Published on Mar 27 2004 by "nome84"
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Nostalgically precious
Another of my favorite browsing books.
FOR BROWSING: A must-have. The 1950s text and pictures will make you laugh out loud. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2004 by Susan Howson
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charming and varied
I ordered this book in december because I was looking for an old fashion baking book. So far I've been delighted with the sections on pies, cakes, breads and quickbreads. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2004
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Wow!
I have the original copy of this book, but have been hesitant to use it on a regular basis since the paper is so old and getting fragile. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2004
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All too basic
I'm old enough to remember when Betty Crocker's cookbook was a standard gift for new brides who had no experience at all with boiling an egg. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2004 by Elizabeth G. Melillo
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shoddy cover
The pages in this book are suberb but the cover is so cheaply made the rings do not close all the way.
Published on Dec 15 2003
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Just Like Mom's
I'm buying this book because it is the cookbook my mother used for years and then passed along to me when I married in 1972. Read more
Published on Oct 19 2003 by M. Tompkins
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a classic
My grandmother taught home economics for 40 years. She used this cookbook all of my childhood and swore by it as the best basic cookbook you could use. Read more
Published on May 14 2003 by "grandel"
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