This cookbook is really your very own  as it is made up of the recipes you and your friends  - our readers from coast to coast - have shared with us. We believe it represents the finest cooking in the homes of America.  Within these pages are the best of thousands of recipes found excellent in our Test Kitchen in the past 20 years. (from the Introduction)

{HISTORY}

Better Homes and Gardens came out with their first binder-style cookbook in the 1930's. By the time this edition was printed in 1965, over 10,000,000 copies had been sold, launching BH & G into classic cookbook territory and making them proven, beloved and essential members of kitchens across the country. 

Culling recipes from their monthly magazine, Better Homes and Gardens ran all the best ones through their Test Kitchen, perfecting, adapting and simplifying them so that all home cooks would find them approachable no matter what their age or skill level. 

In addition to recipes, they also offered suggested menus for a variety of events throughout the year, advice on cooking techniques, equipment, food handling, nutrition, shopping and appliance care, making this book a one-stop shop for all kitchen related info. 

What is particularly fun about this cookbook now, is its retro photography, classic recipes and innovative, creatively styled desserts. This edition also featured a page booster, which was a clear plastic sleeve located inside the five-ring binder section that helped all the pages lay flat when the book was open. 

 {SPECIAL FEATURES)

- 1965 souvenir edition, 9th printing

- 400 pages

- Binder-style layout

- Gold cover boards

- Contains 20 tab-style chapters along with a plethora of charts, graphs and diagrams

- Fully illustrated throughout

{CONDITION}

In beautiful vintage condition. All pages are clean and bright. Some minor wrinkling to some tab dividers. First two pages have been repaired with tape at each of the hole punch sections (a common sight in loose-leaf style layouts!) and the five ring binder opens and closes easily. The cover boards are intact but there is a small amount of edge wear where the spine meets the front and back cover. This cookbook is free of cooking stains and notations.

{SIZE}

Measures 8.25" inches (width) x 10" inches (height) x 2" inches (thickness)

{FOR THE COLLECTOR}

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*** FEATURED *** 

A recipe from this cookbook was featured in the article, The Art of the Vintage Picnic. Read more about it here!