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Joy of Cooking 1931 Facsimile Edition: A Facsimile of the First Edition 1931

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I just loved this cookbook. The old recipes are the best, and these are practical, easy to make items. I use it at least twice a week, and am so glad that I was able to purchase it.

This book is the 1st, as in before they got picked up by a major publisher.

Don't let that kid you. This book is GREAT and professional.

Irma made up the style of cookbook we know today. Listing all ingredients up front etc. A true pioneer.

She took her book to a little printer and had a run made. That book (which this is a faithful copy of) fell into the right hands and the rest was cookbook history.

Fantastic old recipes. Even old German ones, and other euro recipes etc. Not a bland cookbook of old junk. It is all old treasures.

She always made up several variations of a recipe and had friends and acquaintances as a tasters panel. The winning versions of each are in the book.

The Dust jacket is washable with a moist cloth even on her first book, she was a very smart lady.

Buy this book and enjoy recipes that are no longer in the latest JOY. There just isn't room for everything now. And this is the old fashioned way of making them all. I am big on taste!

A must have in the kitchen.

Great book with recipes long since forgotten. Easy to read and easy recipes to prepare. The author original humor still in the book which makes it so much better.

Great book with recipes long since forgotten. Easy to read and easy recipes to prepare. The author original humor still in the book which makes it so much better.

Joy is an old time favorite but had gotten out of date with modern life. This revised version has been modernized and has goot tips for fat control, etc. If a home can have only one cookbook, this should be it Recipes are plain, clear and easy to follow. Great basictool.