"Complete information on every step in food preparation from intelligent buying to attractive serving." - From the inside cover

{HISTORY}

This edition of the classic cooking primer, Good Housekeeping Cook Book was published in 1962 and contains not only a wealth of information to get you through all meals of the day as well as parties and menu planning, kitchen organization and market shopping advice but also contains wonderful midcentury illustrations that will excite even the most uninspired of kitchen cooks. Fun to read like a book and also to skim through at random, looking through the Good Housekeeping Cook Book for your next cooking project never fails to capture your interest when it comes to fun times in the kitchen. It is one of our favorite go-to cookbooks for its wealth of variety and forgotten favorites from 55 years ago, especially in the baking department, where old-fashioned and modern midcentury dishes mingle in delicious ways. This particular cookbook hails from the vintage kitchens of Louisiana, where hospitality and home cooking entertain all the good eaters. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Contains over 3000 recipes that cover breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacktime with special highlights on holidays, party planning for crowds, cooking for children, cooking for two and a bevy of helpful specialty charts and instructional guides

- Full color food photography highlights some of the most visually appealing recipes 

- Charming midcentury line drawings add a whimsical touch to each chapter

- 760 pages 

{CONDITION}

In lovely condition, this cookbook has been well cared for. With clean, bright pages and a tight spine, its only evidence of previous ownership is the handwritten name Beulah Victoria Gregory of New Orleans, some light scuff marks along the outer edges of the cover and a small scuff mark on the inside endpaper. 

{SIZE}

Measures 7.25" inches (width) x 9.25" inches (length) x 1.25 inches (depth)

{WHY IT'S MARVELOUS}

Old classics like these are where you find all the old family favorites so sought after especially around the holidays - homemade rolls, cakes, traditional side dishes - it's the cookbook that taught your grandmother how to cook and then your mom and now you!