IT TOOK MCCALL'S EDITORS NOT DAYS, BUT YEARS TO PREPARE THIS COOKBOOK. SOME OF THE RECIPES ARE FAVORITES FROM THE PAGES OF THE MAGAZINE. MANY ARE BRAND-NEW, DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS BOOK, OFTEN WITH YOUR HELP. THE EDITORS HAVE INCORPORATED MANY OF THE RECIPES, SHORTCUTS, TIPS AND TRADITIONS, YOU'VE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO TELL THEM ABOUT AT MCCALL'S. (FROM THE DUST JACKET)

{HISTORY}

A trusted authority on women's issues and interests since 1873, McCall's Magazine was always on the forefront of trends that appealed to American women, whether it be cooking, household tips, fashion or beauty. With 100 years of expertise, refinement, and understanding of their readership's needs and wants, they knew that American women during the 1960s were especially interested in glamour, travel and entertaining but also that not everyone was a skilled cook in the kitchen or had the luxury of time and budget to travel the world.

The editors at McCall's set out to write a cookbook for those women in mind... the novice cook, the person who needed instruction from the very beginning, who had the dreams and desires to build a repertoire of delicious, nutritious meals for herself, her family and her friends. And they set out to write a book for the adventurer - the home cook who wanted to experience the foods of other cultures and learn about the art of entertaining so that she too could become a more worldly figure through food.

Covering every aspect of cooking from equipment to techniques, recipes to nutrition, this 786-page cookbook contains not only a wealth of information but also a wealth of recipes that run the gamut from breakfast to dinner and everything in between.

There have been many reprints of McCall's Cook Book since its original debut in 1963. The covers varied in color between printings and were offered in turquoise, yellow, red and green. This listing is for the harderr to find green edition  - the 13th printing - and even comes with its original unclipped dust jacket. A true vintage cookbook gem! 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 786 pages

- Illustrated throughout by Richard Rosenblum

- Includes a bevy of charts and diagrams

- Includes 37 chapters with special appendixes for nutrition, substitution charts and shopping guides

- 1963 edition, 13th printing

- Green cover and original dust jacket

{CONDITION}

In lovely vintage condition. The dust jacket contains no chips or tears except for a small top right on the backside and two small rips on the top edge on the spine portion. The inside flap of the dust jacket has a fold in it. Other than that the dust jacket is very shiny and bright and is not price-clipped. Both the decorated coverboards and the interior pages are in wonderful shape - bright, clean and free of spots, stains or notations. Please see photos.

{SIZE}

Measures 7.5" inches (width) x 9.5" inches (length) x 2" (depth) and weighs 3.4 lbs

{WHY IT'S ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}

A really cool and in-depth look inside the culinary mind and heart of the mid-century woman, McCall's Cook Book showcases the types of foods that were trendy during the decade for a variety of women from single gals to newlyweds, career women to stay-at-homers. It was also one of the few midcentury cookbooks that was printed in a variety of colors so that it could coordinate with kitchens and appeal to personal preference. Find a turquoise edition of this cookbook also in the shop here.