This River Road Recipes vintage cookbook is a 262 page collection of Louisiana dishes published by the Junior League of Baton Rouge.
The plastic comb bound cookbook covers everything from gumbo, seafood, and game to barbecue, cookies, pies, preserves, and party food, with recipes credited to local contributors.
Details
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Item: Community cookbook
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Title: River Road Recipes
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Author: Compiled by the Junior League of Baton Rouge, Inc.
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Publisher: The Junior League of Baton Rouge, Inc.
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Year: Not confirmed from photos
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Edition/Printing: Not confirmed from photos
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Format: Softcover cookbook with black plastic comb binding
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Dust Jacket: Not issued
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Pages: 262 pages
- Genre: Louisiana cooking, Southern cooking, community cookbook
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Special Features: Contributor credited recipes, regional illustrations, index, and sections covering beverages, gumbo, seafood, game, barbecue, desserts, preserves, party food, and more
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Size: Approximately 9 inches x 7 inches x 1 inch
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- The black plastic comb binding is intact and working well.
- The recipe pages are clean, legible, and easy to read.
- The cookbook contains 262 pages with a wide range of Louisiana and Southern recipes.
- Recipes included in the book include Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream Pie, Fat Man's Misery, Chocolate Refrigerator Cake, and Chocolate Roll.
Issues / Wear
- The front and back covers show scattered stains, discoloration, rubbing, and edge wear.
- A previous owner wrote a Christmas 1978 inscription inside the front cover in blue marker.
- Moisture caused some of the blue ink to bleed or stain the inside front cover area.
- The cover corners and page edges show wear from handling and kitchen use.
See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.
Condition Grade Key
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Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
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Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
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Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
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Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.
Collector's Notes
River Road Recipes was first published by the Junior League of Baton Rouge in 1959 and became closely associated with Louisiana community cooking.
This copy suits a practical cook, a collector of Junior League cookbooks, or someone looking for traditional Louisiana recipes.
The handwritten Christmas 1978 inscription gives this copy a clear place in an earlier home kitchen without changing the usability of the recipes.
It has kitchen wear, but the binding works and the pages that matter are ready to be used.
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Disclaimer
All items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. Photos show the exact condition of each piece—please review them carefully, as they are part of the description.
Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40–50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.
