Betty Crocker's New Good and Easy Cook Book 1962 1st Ed 4th Printing Bundle with 2 Pamphlets

Betty Crocker's New Good and Easy Cook Book is a 1962 first edition, fourth printing spiral bound cookbook with 192 pages, illustrated by Rudi Trautmann, plus two Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets found tucked inside this copy.

This colorful mid century cookbook was designed for practical home cooking, with easy to follow recipes, full page food photography, menus, salads, main dishes, baking, and everyday meal ideas. Visible recipes include Double Quick Orange Gelatin Ring, Cranberry Banana Mold, Cheese Delight, Creamy Orange Pineapple Salad, Fruit Gelatin Mold, and Cinnamon Applesauce Swirl Salad.

Details

• Item: Cookbook with two additional recipe and entertaining pamphlets
• Title: Betty Crocker's New Good and Easy Cook Book
• Author: Betty Crocker name appears as the cookbook brand and title identity. Individual author not separately confirmed from photos.
• Illustrator: Rudi Trautmann
• Publisher: Golden Press, New York. Copyright held by General Mills, Inc.
• Publication Year: 1962
• Edition and Printing: First Edition, Fourth Printing
• Format and Binding: Illustrated hardcover with metal spiral binding
• Dust Jacket: None present
• Pages: 192 pages in the Betty Crocker cookbook. Two additional Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets have about 23 pages each.
• Genre: Cooking, recipes, home cooking
• Language: English
• ISBN: No ISBN confirmed from photos
• Dimensions: 10 inches x 9 inches x 1/4 inch

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Graded Very Good: The cookbook is sound, colorful, readable, and usable with minor signs of previous ownership.
• The hardcover boards remain solid and the metal spiral binding is intact.
• The 192 cookbook pages are clean, legible, and brightly illustrated.
• Recipe pages shown remain easy to read, with strong color photography and clear printed text.
• Two period Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets were kept inside the cookbook and are included with this bundle. One covers cooking with herbs and spices, and the other covers table settings.

Issues / Wear

• A previous owner's name, Gail Richmond, is written inside the front cover.
• Several old tape marks and small pieces of tape residue are visible on the inside front cover.
• The exterior shows light handling and edge wear from use and storage.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

The copyright page identifies this as a 1962 first edition, fourth printing. That printing information makes it easier to distinguish this copy from the many later Betty Crocker versions with similar titles.

The metal spiral format lets the cookbook open flat on a kitchen counter. That practical construction still makes this copy useful for someone who plans to cook from it rather than only display it.

Two Better Homes and Gardens pamphlets were stored inside the book, including material on herbs and spices and table settings. Together they give this copy a little snapshot of everyday American cooking and entertaining from the 1960s.

This is the sort of cookbook someone may remember from a family kitchen, right down to the bright food photography and recipes meant to be used rather than admired from across the room.

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Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.

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