If you own an electric blender and have it stored away on a top shelf, get it down! You don't know the treasure you are hiding! (from the introduction)

{HISTORY}

The brainchild of two mid-century Gourmet Magazine food editors who trained in Paris, Ann Seranne & Eileen Gaden are as much about the science of cooking as they are about the visual appeal. Aimed for the creative cook on a budget, this 1961 Blender Cookbook shows readers a wealth of possibility that can be achieved based on just one central piece of equipment. 

Not just for mixing cocktails and making fruit smoothies, this vintage cookbook contains over 500 recipes covering breakfast, lunch, dinner and every snack in-between. International recipes as well as desserts and drinks round out a fully balanced collection of edibles. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Original book club edition dust jacket

- Includes Step - by -step photo instructions for specific techniques

- Contains 13 chapters and 288 pages

- Recipes range from traditional blender whip-ups (like Mayonnaise, Tomato Soup, Chocolate Pudding, Thousand Island Dressing)  to the more unusual, elaborate and international  (like Skordalia, Coffee Punch, Avocado Sauce, Broccoli Loaf, Raw-Apple Chutney, Nut Burgers, Fruit Glazed Ham, Sofrito, Potage Nivernaise, Deviled Egg Salad). 

{CONDITION}

Previous owner was a fan of the celery seed dressing on page 102 as well as the variation of white sauces on page 185. Underlines and pencil markings note both pages. Otherwise in incredible shape with bright white pages and clean covers. The dust jacket is somewhat chippy along the edges but fully intact. 

{SIZE}

Measures 5.5" inches (width) x 8.5" inches (length) x .75" inches (depth) 

{WHY YOU NEED IT}

For anyone cooking in a small space with limited storage for extra equipment like choppers and grinders and mixers, this cookbook will introduce you to a whole new cooking style replacing 10 tools with one. 

The Blender Cookbook. Ann Seranne & Eileen Gaden. Published by Doubleday and Company. 1961. Garden City, NY. 288 pages.