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cook books are arranged alphabetically by title. brochures may be found on pages 1-4.
All HolidaysAll Holidays Cookbook‚ from Ideals Publishing Corp.‚ Milwaukee‚ 1974‚ paperback. Some rubbing on front cover‚ minimal staining on back‚ couple of bent corners. Good. $13.00.
  Frank:  Creative Pressure CookingCreative Pressure Cooking‚ by Beryl Frank. Weathervane Books‚ A division of Imprint Society‚ Inc. Distributed by Crown Publishers‚ Inc.‚ New York‚ 1978. Former library copy (courtesy of The Free Public Library‚ Fort Lee‚ New Jersey.) Has library notations‚ bar code‚ and stamp. And some food stains‚ glue residue‚ and scarring on first page from where the catalogue card used to live. Good. $5.00.

Better Homes and Gardens®Better Homes and Gardens®: After Work Cook Book‚ Meredith Corporation‚ Des Moines‚ 1974. Better Homes and Gardens ®: Eat and Stay Slim‚ Meredith Corporation‚ Des Moines‚ 1979. Better Homes and Gardens: Meals for One or Two ®‚ Meredith Corporation‚ Des Moines‚ 1978. Better Homes and Gardens ®: Oriental Cook Book‚ Meredith Corporation‚ Des Moines‚ 1977. All four books have some browning‚ some rubbing. Meals has price sticker residue. Eat has ink mark on front cover. Also includes: So Good With Fruit‚ Meredith Corporation‚ Des Moines‚ 1967. Good to very good. Some yellowing. Some foxing / discolouration on last few pages. Wear along spine‚ edges. $27.50.

 

  Lee: Easy GourmetEasy Gourmet Cooking‚ by Elsie Lee. Prestige Books‚ New York‚ 1962. Book is in good condition‚ crease on back cover‚ some yellowing. Good. $3.00.
Feinberg:  Beyond Chicken SoupAssociated British Foods / ACH Food Companies‚ Inc. Beyond Chicken Soup‚ by Esther Feinberg. Best Foods‚ CPC International‚ Inc. 1976. Recipes featuring Hellmann’s/Best Foods Real Mayonnaise. Some yellowing/foxing‚ rubbing‚ shelfwear. But the pages are clean and tight‚ as though never used. Good. $4.00.   Elegant and EasyThe Elegant and Easy Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Entertaining from Imperial Margarine®. A Bantam Premium Book‚ New York‚ 1976. A few signs of rubbing‚ minor wear on back cover and spine. This book was evidently never read; feels new. Very good. $7.00.
Betty Groff’s Country Goodness Cookbook by Betty GroffBetty Groff’s Country Goodness Cookbook. Betty Groff. Doubleday & Company. Garden City‚ New York‚ 1981. ISBN: 0-385-12120-2. Book in very good condition; dust jacket has a couple of tears. $7.00.   Wong: Enjoy Chinese CookingEnjoy Chinese Cooking at Home‚ by Richard Wong. Mon Fong Wo Co.‚ New York‚ 1949. Plastic ring spiral bound. Minor creasing here and there‚ some staining on spine‚ on front - price has been blackened‚ and there are a few scrapes. Some rubbing on back. Good. $10.00.
Chef’s EscortChef’s Escort‚ from the Women’s American ORT Southeast District‚ Hallandale‚ Florida‚ 1990‚ hard cover. Just some rubbing on the covers from sitting on the shelf. Very good. $10.00.
  Chalmers: Equipping the KitchenEquipping the Kitchen‚ by Irena Chalmers. Potpourri Press‚ Greensboro‚ 1977. Soft cover. Minor aging‚ small nicks on top and bottom of spine. Very good. $30.00.
Chinese Cooking ClassChinese Cooking Class Cookbook‚ Consumer Guide‚ editors. Beekman House‚ New York‚ 1980‚ spiral bound. Large crease in lower right hand corner‚ a few stains - minor‚ and some rubbing on back. Good. $2.00.   Family Circle®Family Circle® group. Arthur M. Hettich‚ editor: Family Circle® Illustrated Library of Cooking‚ Volume 1 A-Bev‚ Rockville House Publishers‚ Inc.‚ Rockville Centre‚ New York‚ 1972‚ hard cover. Family Circle® ABZ’s of Cooking‚ Volume 1‚ Abalone to Beverage. Ideals Publishing Corporation‚ Milwaukee‚ 1982‚ paperback. Both have small amounts of rubbing and creasing. ABZ’s has a small metal-like mark on front cover. Very good. $12.00.
CitiSeniorThe CitiSenior Cook Book. Citibank‚1980. Plastic ring spiral bound. We’re guessing either New York or Fort Lee. Some marks on covers‚ some discoloration on front cover. And the following note from Mom: good for whole wheat muffins page 32. Very good. $5.00.   Wickstrom: Food ConspiracyThe Food Conspiracy Book‚ by Lois Wickstrom. 101 Productions‚ San Francisco‚ 1974. Some wear‚ markings‚ staining to covers and edges. Finger prints and handwritten price (in pencil) on first page. Good. $4.00.
Harrington: College CookbookThe College Cookbook‚ by Geri Harrington. Charles Scribner’s Sons‚ New York‚ 1973‚ paperback. Some bends on spine and a few stains there‚ inside covers are browning a bit‚ couple of bent pages. Good. $6.50.
  Heublein Foods Group®Favorite Recipes For All Occasions‚ 121 Years of Cooking From Heublein Foods Group®. Popular Library‚ New York‚ First edition 1973. Book is in good condition with some page color deterioration to yellow‚ and the top third of cover is beginning to pull away from book’s spine. Good. $7.00.
Hodgson: College Kid’sCollege Kid’s Cookbook‚ by Marion Hodgson. Undetermined Products‚ Dallas‚ 1967 and 1968‚ paperback. Some rubbing on spine‚ light stain on front cover. One owner‚ who obviously never got past the first page. Very good. $10.00.   Nussbaum‚ ed.: Food for Every Mood Food for Every Mood‚ Harriette Nussbaum‚ ed. Sisterhood Beth Sholom‚ Teaneck‚ NJ. Year unknown. Okay‚ so technically speaking‚ this isn’t a cook book. It’s a cook box. Meticulously collected from congregation members‚ typed onto index cards‚ and categorically arranged in the usual cookbook manner. There are small tears in the cards reading Food for Every Mood and hors d’oeuvres‚ appetizers‚ dips. Otherwise‚ it is in very nice shape. Also includes From Our Family to Yours‚ by Empire Kosher. Good. $15.00.
Fisher: Cookbook 90sCookbook for the 90s‚ by Helen V. Fisher. Fisher Books‚ Tucson‚ 1990. Paperback. Great-tasting lowfat recipes for better health. Some shelfwear‚ minor minor creasing. Price sticker on back cover. Good to very good. $5.00.
  Food ProcessorFood Processor Cookbook‚ Consumer Guide‚ editors. Simon and Schuster‚ New York‚ 1977‚ paperback. Some browning‚ a wee bit of wear on the cover. Good. $6.00.

 

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