It took twelve years, the input of over five hundred women and a recipe archive spanning eighty years in order to bring this cookbook to fruition...

{HISTORY}

Educating farmers since 1877, Farm Journal Magazine has been a leader in agriculture journalism for over 140 years. Focusing on all aspects of farm life from animal welfare to science and technology to the joys and challenges of the country lifestyle, this go-to publication kept families informed and updated on all the latest news.

In 1959, they published their first Country Cookbook which featured from-scratch recipes made with homegrown ingredients. All thoroughly tested and approved by the Farm Journal's Country Kitchen in Philadelphia, PA, the recipes in this cookbook are the best of the best when it comes to 20th century locally grown, country food fare. The result of a lengthy collaboration (twelve years!), food editor Nell B. Nichols consulted over 500 farm wives across the country and combed the magazine's 80 years of recipe archives in order to compile a cookbook that would delight the senses for all home cooks whether city bound or country free. 

Fascinating in scope and layout, this cookbook includes it all. From antique heirloom recipes passed down through generations to homemade favorites built around the family garden to income-generating recipes suitable for entrepreneurial spirits in need of extra funds, home cooks will discover all sorts of possibilities when it comes to growing, making and enjoying your own food. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Contains over 350 pages of recipes

- Illustrated throughout with color photographs 

- Covers all meals of the day including snacks and social hours

- Contains suggested menus and holiday-themed meals as well as a special section on prize-winning foods

- Interesting recipes include Hickory Nut Cake, Honey Rye-Bread, Cheese Strata, Blind Date Cookies, Whey Tomato Bouillon, Frozen Ambrosia, Baked Bass with Bacon, Turnip Stew, and Green Bean Soup 

- There is even a section on wild game foods which include recipes for raccoon, rabbit and wild duck. 

{CONDITION}

This cookbook is in great vintage shape. The pages are bright and clean (with the exception of a few pages that bear an errant cooking smudge or two), the spine is tight and pages are intact. The cover boards bear some scuff marks due to age and the spine threading is semi-exposed between pages 108 and 109.  

{SIZE}

Measures 6.25" inches (width) x 9.5" inches (length) x 1.5" inches (thickness)

{WHY IT IS ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}

The amount of information packed into this tidy cookbook is amazing! With a plethora of mini-stories surrounding most recipes, there's a great deal of history and back-story about the meals prepared here, which makes it a fun read. Also, the spirit of the book is rooted in the sheer delight and joy of preparing homemade food for the enjoyment of others, which makes it a charming vintage cookbook full of happy culinary adventures.