Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book First Edition

1998 Reprint
Rodale Inc and General Mills, Minneapolis, 1950. Hardcover. First Edition. Full red and white binding 449pp.
Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket, lightly rubbed at corners.
Numerous b&w instructional photos, full-page color photos, charming period illustrations all throughout. Unmarked copy showing light use. Very nice reproduction of the first edition copy of this now-iconic cookbook.

"It's the book that started it all, the well-loved edition that first brought Betty Crocker cookbooks into American homes and hearts. First published in 1950, this ground-breaking title made cooking easy, it made cooking appealing and best of all, it made cooking fun. Packed full of practical tips, useful hints, and lavish color photography, this was the book that shaped cooking for generations, the book that people remember. Every recipe you -- or your mother -- ever wanted is here, from pigs in blankets, to Emergency Steak to Chicken Tomato Aspic. Enjoy the clever ideas throughout. People who grew up with this book will want it for the memories; those who are new to the book will want it for its charm and its intelligent approach to cooking."

Condition good with some edgewear, bumping of corners. Special Reprint label on front cover. No dust jacket as issued.