{"product_id":"rare-victory-binding-of-the-american-womans-cook-book-with-original-dust-jacket-1943-edition","title":"Rare Victory Binding of The American Woman's Cook Book with Original Dust Jacket - 1943 Edition","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood will win the war and write the peace... \u003c\/strong\u003e(excerpt from the dust jacket) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{HISTORY}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContaining over 850 pages, this 1943 edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman's Cook Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a giant when it comes to culinary history in both size and scope. Containing the very rare and very hard-to-find original matte paper dust jacket, this cookbook is a true token of history  that highlights not only culinary ingenuity but also the sense of responsibility and duty felt on the home front during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile soldiers and military personnel were off fighting in the war, women at home, were also diligently defending their country by recycling, reusing, fundraising, and utilizing thrifty household management practices all in order to spare every useful material that could be used in the war effort.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled by the Culinary Arts Institute, which was headed up by Ruth Berolzheimer (1886-1965), a prolific 20th-century food writer, \u003cem\u003eThe American Woman's Cook Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a classic kitchen primer. Originally published in 1938, it covers all aspects of cooking from recipes to food preservation, kitchen equipment to table setting, nutrition to menu planning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the first American cookbook to include full-color photographs, it was a trendsetter for its time, catching America's attention and excitement by storm. Selling over one million copies by the early 1940s, \u003cem\u003eThe American Woman's Cook Book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003equickly became a well-regarded kitchen staple. It represented not only a vast vault of early to mid-20th-century American recipes but was also  a resource and reference guide for all matters cooking-related. From how to pluck a chicken to how to make a multi-tiered wedding cake, this cookbook was intended for the novice cook as well as the experienced one, offering practical, creative, economical, and contemporary recipes that could be relied on for nutritional health and happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1943 edition reigned supreme when it came to promoting patriotism in the kitchen. Bound in its special blue victory binding with an eagle on the front coverboard and a portrait of General Douglas MacArthur following the decorated endpapers, women were encouraged \"to create, to conserve, and to serve\" in any way possible in order to support the troops and help end the war. With a focus on food substitutes due to rationing and economical fare due to restricted incomes, this wartime edition had everyone's best interest at heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnowing that it was more important than ever to boost morale and focus on nutritional food, the Culinary Institute created a special 64 page chapter devoted solely to wartime cooking. With a focus specifically on wartime recipes and menu planning, this chapter  helped home cooks navigate the challenges of WWII food prep when butter, sugar, coffee, and tinned foods were heavily rationed. This section is especially interesting from a food history perspective. It details what home cooks were saving to further extend meals, what they were substituting as far as ingredients, and how they were budgeting based on restricted incomes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the 700+ pages contains all the favorite recipes found within other editions of \u003cem\u003eThe American Woman's Cook Book\u003c\/em\u003e ensuring that home cooks would still be able to return to their best-loved recipes once the war was over and rationing restrictions were lifted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn incredible condition, this cookbook itself looks practically brand new, and the dust jacket is entirely intact with just a few chippy areas along the top and bottom edge. The dust jack is two sided with color printing on the front and outstanding reviews and accolades of the cookbook on the interior printed in black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo say that this cookbook was a beloved helper in American kitchens is a limp understatement for the impact it truly made. Home cooks, trade schools, kitchen product manufacturers, retailers, cooking instructors, book critics, magazine editors, newspaper columnists, and agricultural food growers across the country all praised the depth of information, the photography, and the convenient layout of the book. It was in fact, so helpful, it was even translated into braille for the visually impaired. A true masterpiece of the 20th century kitchen and the American culinary landscape for sure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{SPECIAL FEATURES}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1943 Wartime Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e816 pages including a detailed index and an additional 64-page wartime supplement with its own separate index \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains colorful food photography, and black and white step-by-step demonstration photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt also includes thumb tabs along the foredge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the traditional American staple foods are covered here along with interesting recipes not often made today that include Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwiches, Raspberry Puree, Cold Lobster in Cocquilles with Mayonnaise, Charleston Shrimp Pilau, Planked Chicken, Butter Orange Fluff for Waffles and Pancakes, Frontier Sauce, Baked Bean Roast, Potato Omelet, Rinktum Ditty, Welsh Rarebit, Golden Glow Casserole, Savory Potato Cakes, Martha Washington Cake Filling, Filled Oat Crisp Cookies, Caramel Pudding, Orange Fool, Peasant Girl with a Veil Pudding, Butterscotch Pie, Barbara Frietchie Pie, Casserole of Sausage and Corn, Crab-Apple Preserves, Greengage Plum Preserves, Mustard Pickles, Spanish Tomatoes, Brandied Apple Fritters,Baked Hominy Grits, Golden Mountain, Pean Loaf and English Meat Pie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{SIZE}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 5.5\" inches (width) x 8.25\" inches (length) x 2\" inches (depth) and weighs 3.3 lbs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{CONDITION}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn beautiful vintage condition, the coverboards and interior pages look practically brand new. The dust jacket contains chippy areas along the top and bottom edge and the colors are very bright and vibrant. The thumb tabs are clearly marked and easy to read when it comes to deciphering chapter headings (an area that often gets worn away over time), and the interior color photographs are very bright and vibrant. All pages are intact and the spine is tight. Please see photos.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{WHY IT IS ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA veritable treasure trove of recipes, this book is fascinating to read like a novel, page by page. Not only does it contain thousands of heirloom recipes but it also offers a glimpse into a world of rare and unusual dishes that have not traveled quite so effortlessly into our 21st-century food scene (Roast Squirrel, Mushroom Catchup, Pigeon Stew, Frozen Pudding with Rum, Peanut Scrapple, Potted Pigeon, etc). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruth Berolzheimer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384001790175,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2133\/8945\/files\/victory-cookbook-with-dust-jacket-19430-edition-american-womans-cook-book.jpg?v=1789313854","url":"https:\/\/shopinthevintagekitchen.com\/products\/rare-victory-binding-of-the-american-womans-cook-book-with-original-dust-jacket-1943-edition","provider":"In The Vintage Kitchen Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}