The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer

The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer

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To become a good cook means to gain a knowledge of foods and how they behave, and skill in manipulating them. From the Introduction, Useful Facts About Food

{HISTORY}

Containing over 850 pages, this 1956 revised edition of The American Woman's Cook Book is a giant specimen of culinary history in both size and scope. Put together by the culinary Arts Institute which was headed up by Ruth Berolzheimer, a prolific food writer, the American Woman's Cook Book is a classic kitchen primer. Originally published in the late 1930's, it covers all aspects of cooking from recipes to food preservation, kitchen equipment to table setting, nutrition to menu planning. As the first American cookbook to include full color photographs, it was a trend-setter for its time, catching America's attention by storm. Selling over one million copies by the early 1940's, AWCB quickly became a well regarded kitchen staple acting as not only a vast vault for recipes but also as a resource and reference guide for all matters cooking related.

This 1956 edition is really a beauty to behold as far as book presentation. Along with colorful food photography, and black and white step-by-step demonstration photos, it also includes a bevy of vintage ads for mid-century food products and cleaning supplies. Thumb tabs along the foredge also make searching a breeze, adding an encyclopedic air to the whole book. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 1956 Edition

- 856 pages

- Retro Ads

- Thumb tabs

- Full color photographs

{SIZE}

Measures 5.75" inches (width) x 8.25" inches (length) x 2" inches (depth)

{CONDITION}

In lovely vintage condition. The spine is tight, all pages are intact and free from cooking stains and markings. There are some chippy spots along the bottom edge of the spine.

{WHY IT IS ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}

A 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, Frozen Pudding with Rum, Peanut Scrapple, Potted Pigeon, etc). 

The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
The American Woman's Cook Book - Culinary Arts Institute - 1956 Edition - Edited By Ruth Berolzheimer
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