All About Home Baking: Cakes – Cookies – Pies – Pastries – Biscuits – Muffins – Quick Breads – Frosting – Table Service – Party Menus — 3rd Edtion (Third Edition) 1939 [Hardcover] General Foods Corporation

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Hardcover has some wear. Pages are clean and binding is secure.

This 1939 third edition of “All About Home Baking” from General Foods Corporation offers a fascinating glimpse into the culinary landscape of pre-World War II America. Published during the Great Depression, this practical guide provided housewives with a wealth of economical recipes and baking techniques at a time when home cooking was essential. Beyond its historical significance, the book stands as a testament to the enduring appeal of homemade baked goods, with chapters covering everything from cakes and cookies to pies, pastries, and breads.

While showing some signs of its age, this copy remains in good condition, with clean pages and a secure binding – a testament to its previous owner’s care and appreciation for this vintage culinary treasure. For collectors, this edition represents a piece of Americana, capturing the resourcefulness and resilience of a generation that found comfort and nourishment in the simple pleasures of home baking. Readers, on the other hand, may find inspiration in the tried-and-true recipes, passed down from a time when baking was both a necessity and an art form.