Cooking is one of the really creative arts, and a deeply satisfying, deeply personal one, since it is done for the ones we love. (From the Introduction) 

{HISTORY}

A trusted authority on women's issues and interests since 1873, McCall's Magazine was always at the forefront of trends that appealed to American women whether it be cooking, household tips, fashion, or beauty. With 100 years of expertise, refinement, and understanding of the needs of their readership,  they knew that American women during the 1960s were especially interested in glamour, travel, and entertaining but not everyone was a skilled cook in the kitchen or had the luxury of time and budget to travel the world.

The editors at McCall's set out to write a cookbook for those women in mind... the novice cook, the person who needed instruction from the very beginning, who had the dreams and desires to build a repertoire of delicious, nutritious meals for herself, her family and her friends. And they set out to write a book for the adventurer - the home cook who wanted to experience the foods of other cultures and learn about the art of entertaining so that she too could become a more worldly figure through food. Covering every aspect of cooking from equipment to techniques, recipes to nutrition, this 786-page cookbook contains not only a wealth of information but also a wealth of recipes that run the gamut from breakfast to dinner and everything in between.

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 786 pages

- Illustrated throughout by Richard Rosenblum

- Includes a bevy of charts and diagrams

- Contains 37 chapters with special appendixes for nutrition, substitution charts and shopping guides

- 1963 edition, 12th printing

- Interesting recipes featured here include: Baked Lentils with Honey, Shrimp with Apricot Sauce, Rose Geranium Lemonade, Caribbean Rum Pie, Glazed Smoked Pork Shoulder, Cantaloupe Pickles, Port Wine Festival Jelly, Asparagus Souffle, Whole Wheat Doughnuts, Cheese and Olive Biscuits, Honey Marmelade Nut Bread

{CONDITION}

In wonderful vintage condition. Clean and bright coverboards and interior pages. There are a few very light cooking stains on the fore edge side of the spine. Previous owner's name written in pen on inside endpaper. There are few notations marking favorite recipes or cooking notes on a few pages. The exterior spine has one small rip (measuring .75" inches) at the top edge (please see photo). 

{SIZE}

Measures 7.75" inches (width) x 9.5" inches (length) x 2" (depth) and weighs 3.6lbs

{WHY IT'S ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}

A really cool and in-depth look inside the culinary mind and heart of the mid-century woman, McCall's cookbook showcases the types of food that were trendy during the decade for a variety of women from single gals to newlyweds, career women to stay-at-homers.