{"product_id":"twentieth-century-club-cookbook-1977","title":"The Twentieth Century Club Cookbook 1977 Newark Ohio First Printing with Handwritten Recipes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Twentieth Century Club Cookbook is a 1977 first printing from The Twentieth Century Club of Newark, Ohio, with 352 pages of community recipes and a bright yellow plastic comb binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back cover has staining, the cover corners and edges have wear, and some pages have scattered spots, but the yellow plastic comb remains flexible and the recipes are clean and easy to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to support Camp O'Bannon and Licking Memorial Hospital, this Ohio community cookbook gathers recipes from home cooks, with contributors' names and hometowns printed beside many of their dishes. This particular copy also has handwritten cooking notes stapled inside the front cover, including venison ideas, a marinade, and a slow cooker recipe. Those added pages are part of what makes this copy different from an unused one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage community cookbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Twentieth Century Club Cookbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Twentieth Century Club of Newark, Ohio, with recipes from individual contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Julie Ketner Evans, cover and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Twentieth Century Club, Newark, Ohio. Printed by Coyne Printing, Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e First printing, November 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover cookbook with yellow plastic comb binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Community cookbooks, regional American cooking, home recipes\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 9 in x 7 in x 1 in\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 This cookbook is usable and readable, with a flexible plastic comb binding, clean recipes, and visible wear to the covers and some page edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bright yellow front cover retains its black line illustrations of children, a house, a fence, and a tree. The title remains clear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe yellow plastic comb binding is in good condition and remains flexible rather than brittle. Its loops hold the pages in place.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recipes are clean and easy to read, with clear ingredient lists, preparation directions, and serving information.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany recipes include the contributor's name, town, and sometimes state, preserving a record of the people who shared their dishes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original copyright page confirms the November 1977 first printing and the Newark, Ohio, club.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe table of contents is present and readable, with sections for appetizers and beverages, breads, soups and sandwiches, salads, main dishes, vegetables, sweets, pickles, and preserves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographed recipes include Quiche Mushrooms, Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms, Nedda's Curried Dip, Spanish Casserole, Beef Burgundy, Kentucky Burgoo, Salmon Cakes with Dill Sauce, and New England Oyster Scallop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe previous owner's handwritten recipe notes remain stapled inside the front cover. These include venison cooking ideas, a marinade with soy sauce, honey, and vinegar, and a slow cooker recipe using vegetables and soups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original cover artwork is credited to Julie Ketner Evans, and the illustration is repeated on the title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe printed recipes and their contributor credits remain readable in the photographed interior pages.\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 back cover has staining and discoloration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe yellow front cover has rubbing, small dark marks, creases, and wear along the edges and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe top and bottom cover edges show bends and unevenness, with worn paper at some corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cover has several small staple marks near the upper right portion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe handwritten notes are on lined paper stapled to the inside front cover. The paper has handwriting on both sides and shows folding and handling wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome interior pages have scattered spots and light discoloration, although the recipes remain easy to read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe page edges show yellowing and wear, with some uneven or bent corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe upper and lower edges of the cover show rubbing and small areas of paper damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cookbook has slight unevenness when closed, visible along the page edges and covers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more like this in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-community-cookbooks\"\u003eVintage Church \u0026amp; Community Cookbooks\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1977 Newark, Ohio, cookbook, with its original community recipes and handwritten venison notes tucked inside, belongs on the shelf of someone collecting local cookbooks or cooking from recipes shared by real home cooks. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reading Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50794075128063,"sku":"G2-T4-3658","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/twentieth-century-club-cookbook-1977-front-cover.jpg?v=1793033265","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/twentieth-century-club-cookbook-1977","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}