Metropolitan Cook Book 1955 Recipe Pamphlet Bundle with Pillsbury and Art of Making Bread

This cookbook bundle includes the Metropolitan Cook Book, Pillsbury's 1955 6th Grand National recipe booklet, and The Art of Making Bread from Northwestern Yeast Co.

The pamphlets remain clean and easy to read inside, with cover wear, dog-eared pages, handwritten recipe notes, and a small tear on a heavily used recipe page.

Together they cover everyday cooking, baking, prize-winning recipes, breadmaking, beverages, casseroles, vegetables, cakes, pies, desserts, and other mid century kitchen staples.

The Metropolitan Cook Book uses colorful illustrations, while The Art of Making Bread combines illustrations with black and white photographs showing the breadmaking process step by step.

Details

• Item: Three vintage recipe pamphlets sold together as one bundle
• Title: Metropolitan Cook Book; Pillsbury's 6th Grand National recipe booklet; The Art of Making Bread
• Publisher: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Pillsbury; Northwestern Yeast Co.
• Publication Year: Metropolitan Cook Book edition dated September 1955 with copyright 1953; Pillsbury booklet dated 1955; The Art of Making Bread: Not confirmed from photos
• Edition and Printing: Metropolitan Cook Book, Edition of Sept. 1955; remaining editions and printings: Not confirmed 
• Format and Binding: Three softcover advertising recipe pamphlets
• Dust Jacket: None
• Pages: Metropolitan Cook Book, 56 pages; The Art of Making Bread, 29 pages; Pillsbury booklet, 96 pages
• Genre: Cookbooks and recipe advertising pamphlets
• Language: English
• ISBN: None
• Dimensions: Metropolitan Cook Book, 8 x 5.5 inches; The Art of Making Bread, 8 x 5 inches; Pillsbury booklet, 8 x 5 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: All three pamphlets are complete and usable, with clear signs of kitchen use and readable recipe pages.
• Interior recipes are clean, clear, and easy to read.
• The Metropolitan Cook Book retains its colorful mid century illustrations and includes sections for beverages, breads, soups, fish, meat, poultry, vegetables, salads, cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, and desserts.
• The Art of Making Bread includes color pages, black and white photographs, illustrations, and step by step breadmaking information.
• The Pillsbury booklet contains prize-winning recipes from the 6th Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest.

Issues / Wear

• The Metropolitan Cook Book shows wear along the front and back covers.
• A few pages in the bundle are dog-eared where recipes were marked for use.
• Writing on the Pillsbury front cover marks recipes that were favorites.
• A previous owner wrote "Good double recipes next time" and added recipe variations inside.
• One frequently used recipe page has a small tear.
• An additional handwritten recipe note is present. Exact wording: Not confirmed from photos.

The handwritten recipe changes and dog-eared favorites make this bundle especially useful for someone who enjoys vintage cookbooks that still show how they were actually used in a kitchen. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.