Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook

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Summary: If you could have only one cookbook, this is the one to have
Review: I inherited my Grandmother's copy of this cookbook, and even after 29 years of marriage and being a stay-at-home mom, I refer to this cookbook more than any other cookbook I own - and I have many! It has all you need to learn to cook and to continue cooking daily with lots of variations and healthy meal plans. I plan to get copies of this for my daughters-in-law - all four of them!

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Summary: It's a bit of nostalgia that is worth the cover price
Review: This book takes me back to my mother's kitchen and my first attempt to cook all on my own (cinnamon rolls). It is a little difficult to actually prepare full meals from this cookbook these days, but it's still wonderful to have on the kitchen counter - and it provides ideas for meals that can be modernized a bit.

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Summary: My first cookbook---a wedding gift from our organist!
Review: I received the 1956 updated version of this book in 1962, and it was my only cookbook (in the Dominican Republic) until 1965, when I moved back to the U.S. It saved my husband from starvation! I still have my moth-eaten, stained copy, and almost every cake, quick bread, cookie and vegetable recipe I use comes from this book. My sister-in-law warned me never to get rid of it, since the newer versions don't have all our favorite recipes, now substituted wit orhers (no doubt just as good, but NOT the same!).

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Summary: The best cook book anyone could own
Review: I grew up learning to cook with my Betty Crocker cook book....I originally recieved..."Betty Crocker Cookbook...printed in 1969. I have searched everywhere to find that same publishing but haven't been able to. The recipes are easy to follow and always came out great. I prefer the older cookbooks...it gives you the chance to cook with love. The short cuts that are in most of the newer books that use premade ingredients just seem to lose something in the cooking process..they may be faster....but definately not beter.

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Summary: I gave mine to my oldest daughter when she married in 1975!
Review: I just loved my Betty Crocker Cook Book and although the pages were stained and spilled on, I gave my treasured copy to my oldest daughter who was the first to get married in 1975. She won't let anybody touch it. She treasures it too. I've always felt a little guilty because, you know...the oldest always gets "things." I can't tell you how delighted I was to see the 1950 edition for mothers to give their daughters... so I got one for each of my other two daughters... and I got one for myself, too! I just love it. Thank you so much!

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Summary: Recipes, nostalgia and history
Review: My mother bought her cookbook in 1951, the year I was born. This cookbook was always in use. As I learned to cook it was my Bible. Parties were planned sitting around the kitchen table flipping through the recipes. When my mother died three years ago, we all wanted this book, not only for it's useful information, but for nostalgic reasons. I have faithfully searched used bookstores for the past three years trying to find a copy. When I saw that Betty Crocker had reissued their 1950 edition I was thrilled. Not only is this cookbook a necessity for every cook, but it is rich in history. Thank you Betty Crocker. I can't wait to make my favorite poppy seed cake, I thought that recipe was gone forever. If you've never used the Berry and Cream Pie recipe, you're in for a real treat during blueberry and peach seasons. I plan to buy a copy now for both my teenage son and daughter.

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Summary: The oldies are the goodies.
Review: Before we all became vegans or something... before you had to poll your dinner guests as to which odd diet they're on (this week)... before it was Politically Incorrect to use real butter and milk... before everyone knew their blood pressure to the second decimal place... back when an apple pie was an apple pie... there was food. Good food. Let's all go back. Your mother's copy is disintegrating. Time to get your own. Buy this book.

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Summary: I finally have my own copy!
Review: Growing up with my grandmother, I learned to cook from the classic Betty Crocker Cookbook. I've always wanted my own copy, but it was nearly impossible to find one. Needless to say, I was thrilled when my grandmother presented me with an early Christmas present... my very own copy! This is definitly a must have for anyone interested in cooking.

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Summary: BC's Picture Cook Book (1950) is a jewel, a cultural documen
Review: Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book (1950) is a jewel, a cultural document. But it still instructs and can still inspire. The baking sections--pies, cookies, cakes--are some of the best ever to appear in an all-purpose cookbook. They reflect the seriousness of the Upper Midwest culture about these baking matters, most of which continues today. Though our cooking and eating habits as Americans have inevitably evolved and become wonderfully varied, I was surprised at how well the entire range of recipes holds up. Opening this cook book again was like meeting an old friend.

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Summary: The most useful cookbook and a family heirloom.
Review: I have searched for this cookbook for years; in garage sales, by writing to the publisher and through many other outlets. My grandmother gave my mother this cookbook as a wedding present in 1956. By then, it was already on its ninth printing. My mother first used this book to learn how to cook, then to become an excellent cook. It was always out on the counter when she was in the kitchen when I was a child. By following these recipes, success is certain. It also contains such helpful hints on the substitution of ingredients and setting a table properly. Often when I would come home from high school, my mother would call from the office and instruct me to make an entrée from it. Even for a typical sixteen-year-old who was more interested in fast cars than gastronomic delights, I was pleased that whatever recipe I chose to attempt, the instructions were so clear and correct that my family was always pleased with the results. After a few years in the college residence halls, I moved to an apartment. My mother, always worrying that her baby boy would not eat right, handed me her prized cookbook and requested that I please take good care of it. The book was nearing twenty-five years in age and her favorite recipes were easy spotted by the frayed edges. Several pages were coming out of the bindings, even the tape had worn out on some. I cherished this gift. During college and then while moving around the world with my career, I entertained friends while eating nutritious and inexpensive meals prepared using the recipes and helpful hints on color and presentation. Today, I frequently get the old cookbook out and share the pleasures of cooking with my wife. I always think of my mother who passed away ten years ago and with this cookbook was able to please so many people and raise us children. With the reprinting of Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook, I can now retire the one with my mother's handwriting and fingerprints on so many pages, set it aside as a family heirloom. Today, I have ordered three of these cookbooks. I shall use one myself and give the others as gifts. Thank you so much for reissuing this treasure.