1942 women's home companion cook book

Woman s home companion cookbook recipes lighten your. Judith martin favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite december 15, 2009 subject. I love seeking out vintage cookbooks from the early and mid 20th century. We maintain a comprehensive bibliography of the published and recorded works of eleanor rooseveltbookshunting big game in the eighties. The book, therefore, forms an essential companion book to the cook book in every kitchen. The readers of the woman s home companion were enthusiastic cooks. Womans home companion cook book 1946 vintage cookbooks, cook books. Womans home companion cook book 1942, first edition, first printing, wartime post script. Last spring while browsing through a bookcorner in a farmers market building i found a 1942 edition the first edition of this book of the womans home companion cook book. Never before had women, with the exception of nurses, served within the ranks of the u. I was born in 1952 and this particular cookbook was the one i used as i was growing up. Woman s home companion cookbook recipes lighten your life. Army unit created during world war ii to enable women to serve in noncombat positions.

I ordered the american womans cookbook because it was the cookbook my mother got when my sister was born in 1942. The recipes often are published as one recipe with multiple variations. Womans home companion cook book illustrated published in 194. Find woman s home companion cook book by kirk, dorothy at biblio. Unfortunately some of the pages are missing, as it was a wellloved book. Barritt of culinary types has asked for some information on a cookbook in his possession. Recipes from the womans home companion cook book 1947 i went trawling through my grandmothers cookbook tonight, gently flipping through a book that has seen years of service, children with jamhands, overenthusiastic dogs, and innumerable meals. Gary edward garrison keillor born august 7, 1942 is an american author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. Dec 04, 2019 1942 2 1950s 34 1960s 37 1962 1 1967 1.

Womans home companion cook book cookbook ruby lane. Poetry is a regular feature on garrison keillor s npr radio show a prairie home companion, but for the last five years, it has formed the core of the writer s almanac, a daily, fiveminute, 7 a. Recipes from the womans home companion cook book 1947 mom. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Womans home companion is a book that contains several generations of foundational american heritage cooking.

What you will find are 2,600 triple tested recipes that. Happily, luck causes neither the success nor the failure of a. Find womans home companion cook book by kirk, dorothy at biblio. Note that many are one recipe with variations of every kind imaginable. Women in the second world war took on many different roles during the war, including as combatants and workers on the home front. Your stake in victory, by clare booth luce, well go away together, and livvy vs. Works by eleanor roosevelt eleanor roosevelt papers project. Womans home companion cook book, first edition from 1942. Womans home companion cook book 1946, hardback for sale. Womens clubs, three women in iceland, decorating fine china.

Home kirk, dorothy womans home companion cook book. Comes from a smoke free home and i combine shipping. Jul 19, 2012 i recently inherited a copy of womans home companion, 1946 edition. Woman s home companion is a book that contains several generations of foundational american heritage cooking. Cook vintage 1942womans home companion cookbook by. Each chapter centers around a set of their adventures, transporting medical supplies during war time, wrangling persnickety vehicles named aunt pauline and godiva, and traveling here and there around the continent and elsewhere.

Womans home companion cook book 1944 wartime postscript. The american womans cook book by ruth berolzheimer nook. This collection of over 2,600 recipes, with illustrations and homemaking instructions, is still prized. Sugar spoon recipes vintage cookbook domino sugar bowl kitchen. My aunt introduced me to this cookbook and im so glad she did. This is the third copy i have bought and passed on to one of those friends. This vintage womans home companion cook book is a vintage 1946 edition with 2,600 recipes. American womans cook book 1939 this is the book my mother lived by when it came to cooking for the family army when all 30 of them showed up for the christmas eve party at our house. Aug 28, 2007 at an estate sale i picked up a the american womans cook book 1939, edited by ruth berolzheimer, the book is in great shape and there were recipes from the paper from july 1960 before i was born. With the establishment of the wac, more than 150,000 did so. He is best known as the creator of the minnesota public radio mpr show a prairie home companion called garrison keillors radio show in some international syndication, which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Dated 1967, 11th edition herter s cook book, 352 pages.

Womans home companion cook book 1946 vintage cookbooks. Women s democratic news new york state section of the democratic digest march 1935. It is a 1930s copy of the american womans cookbook edited by ruth berolzheimer well, this one was an interesting challenge, t. San francisco kitchen hacks page 177 home cooking cooking recipes first time luxury cooking photography cooking pictures girl healthy cooking book cooking with kids no bake how cooking turkey key. Bloomer was a social reformer and advocate of women s suffrage. The second world war involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale. Every one of the 2,600 recipes in this book was either originated or thoroughly tested in the companion s home service kitchens before it earned its. Womans home companion cookbook hardcover january 1, 1945. It is the reason so many cooks say, i had good luck with my cake today, or i had bad luck with my bread yesterday. The woman s home companion cook book will answer all your obscure questions about cuisine from the early twentieth century, but it also provides some enduring classics like recipes for how to deal with wartime sugar rations.

Buy woman s home companion cook book by dorothy kirk online at alibris. Although it is encyclopedic in scope for its era, you wont find international favorites that became popular later on. Woman s home companion cook book illustrated published in 194. And dont forget to click on recipes at the top of the vintagecookbook. Womans home companion cookbook by kirk dorothy for sale. Indian women of alaska and their handiwork, physical culture for girls, cookery for girls. A muchloved, classic collection of american recipes, the woman s home companion cook book was compiled by the magazine s staff and edited by dorothy kirk in editions printed from 1942 through 1947 by p. Every one of the 2,600 recipes in this book was either originated or thoroughly tested in the companions home service kitchens before it earned its place in this book. Womans home companion cook book by roberts, willa foreword. May 23, 2016 womanshomecompanioncookbookvintage1943wartime. For years the editors had been urged to compile a cookbook that would be considered the miniature kitchen encyclopedia and here it. Also included is a news clipping written and annotated by amelia bloomer regarding her involvement with the lily. Every one of the 2,600 recipes in this book was either originated or thoroughly tested in the companions home service kitchens before it earned its. Womans home companion cook book by dorothy kirk alibris.

Of note, if there is ever a signed cookbook youd want to get, julia child signed copies of this book sell for some of the highest prices on online book sites. Womens home companion book copyright 1942,1943 by p. Feb 18, 2016 tried and true recipes and wonderful old school information see more ideas about cookbook recipes, school information and food recipes. The womans home companion cook book will answer all your obscure questions about cuisine from the early twentieth century, but it also provides some enduring classics like recipes for how to deal with wartime sugar rations. Our what s it worth feature will help you appraise it online. Its just plain old american food, good cookery as it was taught in home economics classes back in 1942.

Top 10 most collectible cookbooks cookbook village. The cwa cookery book and household hints country womens association new hardcover book 55th ed. Womans home companion cook book 1946 cookbook village. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like. Each originated or was tested in the companions home service kitchens. I have my mothers 1950 cook book that looks almost as the one pictured. Up for auction photos condition guide shipping info payment info auction policy our ebay store introduction by dorothy kirk. Do any chowhounders have the book intact and wouldnt mind sharing the recipe. Womans home companion cook book hardcover january 1, 1942. Chocolate cake recipe i love these time tested handwritten recipes. Womans home companion cook book 1943 wartime postscript. I was sent for radio training to miami university at oxford, ohio and on graduation i served at the headquarters of the 5th naval district in norfolk, virginia. This remains the top french cookbook in terms of popularity and recognition. The australian womens weekly original cookbook the original and still the best.

The first edition top photo, which was published with a dustjacket and imperial measurements only, and a later edition middle photo which was published without dustjacket and dual imperial and metric measurements. W ruth berolzheimer died in 1965 after a long and illustrious career as a cooking and child welfare expert. Womans home companion cook book 1946 contains a whopping 2,600 recipes. The victory binding of the american womans cookbook. Boy dressed as pilgrim and girl dressed as native american have somewhat different attitudes as they break a wishbone over a small rivulet.

From anzac biscuits to lamb chops to pavlova, enduring australian favourites can be found within its pages, alongside household hints and recipes for soap, washing fluid and furniture polish. Aww australian womens weekly original cookbook vintage. Womans home companion cook book hardcover january 1, 1942 by dorothy kirk editor 4. Lest anyone think this is just for oldies my 34 year old son uses his for everything. Every housewife can find here innumerable useful hints on laundering, housecleaning, money management, repairing, operation and maintenance of the home, painting and, in fact, everything except cooking.

Womans home companion cook book 1943 wartime postscript with an introduction by dorothy kirk. Womans home companion cook book, first edition from 1942 posted in 1940s, baking, cookbook, cooking, recipes, reminiscing, vintage by mary i love seeking out vintage cookbooks from the early and mid 20th century. The readers of the womans home companion were enthusiastic cooks. Both my mother and my sister learned to cook from this cookbook. Womans home companion cook book and a great selection of related.

Soft molasses cookies 3 cups sifted flour 112 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 12 teaspoon baking soda 12 teaspoon ginger 1 12 teaspoons cinnamon. I recently inherited a copy of womans home companion, 1946 edition. Last spring while browsing through a book corner in a farmer s market building i found a 1942 edition the first edition of this book of the woman s home companion cook book. Buy womans home companion cook book by dorothy kirk online at alibris. If you find both, youll have a pretty solid idea of where it stands. Womans home companion cook book by dorothy kirk goodreads. The american womans cook book by ruth berolzheimer.

Women s home companion 1 women s national press club. This is where i met and married fellow radio operator harry kalish. Womans home companion cook book 1942 first edition by. Apr 08, 2017 i love seeking out vintage cookbooks from the early and mid 20th century. Unfollow womans home companion cookbook to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

Every one of the 2,600 recipes in this book was either originated or thoroughly tested in the companion s home service kitchens before it earned its place in this book. Im specifically looking for page 804 recipe for vanilla drop cookies it was a family favorite. This is frequently illustrated when several women living in the same community, all using the same recipe, obtain widely differing results. The lily, edited and published by amelia bloomer, ca. The book is a fascinating memoir about alice s life as friend, lover, and aidedecamp to gertrude stein. Our whats it worth feature will help you appraise it online. Vintage cookbook website is focused on antiquarian, antique, vintage, and rare american cookbooks. Woman s home companion cook book 1943 wartime postscript with an introduction by dorothy kirk. B00wyconnc this copy is a vintage 1946 reprint of the 1942 first edition. A muchloved, classic collection of american recipes, the womans home companion cook book was compiled by the magazines staff and edited by dorothy kirk in editions printed from 1942 through 1947 by p.