{"product_id":"household-searchlight-recipe-book-1937","title":"The Household Searchlight Recipe Book, 1937 Revised Edition, Topeka Kansas, with Handwritten Recipe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Household Searchlight Recipe Book\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 1937 revised edition hardcover published by The Household Magazine in Topeka, Kansas, with 320 pages and thumb index tabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black and orange cover remains readable, with rubbed edges, stained page edges, and creased tabs shown in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sections cover everyday cooking, baking, canning, and preserving, and this copy includes a handwritten recipe on a receipt plus two packets marked “2 Dozen Jelly Labels.” \u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Photographed recipes include Cherry Butter, Peach Butter, Bread and Butter Pickles, Chicken with Dumplings, Chicken Pie, Cheese Apple Salad, Fudge Icing With Raisins, Mahogany Icing, and Lemon Filling, with thumb tabs for breads, cakes, candies, meats, poultry, vegetables, and other sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cookbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Household Searchlight Recipe Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compiled and edited by Ida Migliario, Harriet W. Allard, Zorada Z. Titus, and Irene Nunemaker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Household Magazine, Topeka, Kansas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1937\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Revised Edition; Tenth Printing, revised and enlarged, 1937\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with textured black cloth, orange cover decoration, and thumb index tabs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e American cooking, baking, canning, and preserving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 x 7 x 1 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e A readable cookbook with clear signs of kitchen use, worn tabs, and named stains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe orange house illustration and title remain clear against the textured black front cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photographed recipe pages remain attached, with readable ingredients and directions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe thumb index labels remain readable despite wear and creasing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost recipe pages are clean, with minor spattering found while paging through.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handwritten recipe on the back of a receipt remains tucked inside near page 103, and the handwriting is still readable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo jelly label packets are included, each marked “2 Dozen Jelly Labels,” with one blue and cream design and one red and blue design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe label packets measure about 3 x 2 inches; their contents have not been fully inspected or counted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe covers have rubbing, scuffs, scattered pale marks, and stains, including stains on the back cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe corners, board edges, spine ends, and spine folds show wear, with exposed lighter cloth at several points.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe orange cover decoration and spine lettering show rubbing and fading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe page edges are toned and stained, with roughened areas and tattered edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe thumb tabs are darkened, curled, creased, and worn, with small tears and fraying at some edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor food spatters and scattered spots appear within the book, including a small spot on the copyright page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tucked-in receipt recipe has left yellow staining on the surrounding pages near page 103; the lima bean preserving recipe remains readable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jelly label packets show creasing and edge wear, with bent corners and a small lifted flap on the red and blue packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more like this in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-cookbooks-and-recipes\"\u003eVintage Cookbook Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1937 thumb tabs, saved handwritten recipe, and jelly label packets give a Household Searchlight collector a copy with its kitchen use plainly recorded. 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