Mary Meade's Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender by Ruth Ellen Church 1965

Mary Meade's Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender by Ruth Ellen Church is the 1965 Revised and Enlarged Deluxe Edition from The Bobbs-Merrill Company.

Written specifically around the electric blender, this 372-page cookbook turns a once-new kitchen appliance into an everyday cooking tool, with recipes for breads, pancakes, dressings, entrees, sauces, and more. A separate mid-century electric blender pamphlet found with the book is included for the next owner.

Details

• Item: Vintage cookbook
• Title: Mary Meade's Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender
• Author: Ruth Ellen Church
• Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
• Publication Year: 1965
• Edition and Printing: Revised and Enlarged Deluxe Edition. Printing not confirmed from photos.
• Format and Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket: Present, with visible edge wear, tears, creasing, and small areas of loss
• Pages: 372
• ISBN: No ISBN shown. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-22932.
• Dimensions: Approximately 8 x 6 x 1 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• The 372 pages are clean, easy to read, and no food spatters were found during inspection.
• The hardcover binding remains intact, and the original illustrated dust jacket is still present.
• A separate mid-century electric blender pamphlet found with the book is included.

Issues / Wear

• The dust jacket has rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small chips, and several tears, including a noticeable tear at the upper right corner of the front panel.
• Scotch tape residue is present inside the book boards.
• The page edges and jacket show age-related toning and handling wear visible in the photos.

Collector's Notes

The copyright page records editions from 1952, 1956, and 1965. The 1965 version reflects the period when countertop blenders had become established American kitchen appliances rather than novelties.

The book carries the Mary Meade name used by Ruth Ellen Church, whose dust jacket biography identifies her with the Chicago Tribune.

The original illustrated dust jacket and the extra blender pamphlet keep the period kitchen context together rather than leaving this as simply another hardcover recipe book.

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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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