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Betty Crocker's Cookbook | Betty Crocker

I have a lot of fancy, new cookbooks, but sometimes the 45+ year old cookbooks you learned to cook on are the best ones for the job. #kickingitoldschool #litsycooks #happythanksgiving #veganizedrecipe #bananabread

bookishkai Betty Crocker is still my go-to. I have my grandmother's much used and well loved first edition, plus all her recipe cards. 8y

Mcoun I have that exact edition of Betty Crocker and my copy is in similar condition. It is a great standby for traditional recipes. 8y

SharonGoforth I have it, too!! 8y

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SusanInTiburon I come from a Fanny Farmer family, but I know exactly what you mean. 8y

Suzze That is the one I got for my wedding shower in 1973. 8y

GlitteryOtters @suzze this is the copy my mom got at *her* wedding shower (with her first husband) in 1973. She cooked a little at that time, but not too much and all in a more Californian/Mediterranean style and she was marrying a guy from Oklahoma. His parents realized she needed good instruction on how to make the type of food he loved, so they gave her the newest version of their family favorite cookbook (and that's how we became a Betty Crocker family) 8y

GlitteryOtters @SusanInTiburon we came into Betty Crocker not by intent, but by accident (my mom's first husband grew up eating food from an earlier version of this cookbook, so his parents gifted it to her so she'd know how to make all his favorite dishes, as she grew up cooking a more California/Mediterranean style, and cooking by instinct, without recipes as that's how her mom cooked). After the divorce she felt this was still useful, so she kept it & used it 8y

GlitteryOtters @SharonGoforth I have both this and the edition available in 1999 (since that has some new and different recipes, and I got it on remainder when I worked at a bookstore, so it was a cheap edition). The cookies and sweetbreads from this edition are basically my childhood desserts, so I still use it a lot (if I switched banana bread or cranberry bread or zucchini bread recipes, I think my husband would revolt!). I just veganize the recipes. 8y

GlitteryOtters @Mcoun yes it is--plus it has so many of the cookies and sweetbreads we regularly had as desserts when I was a kid. That snickerdoodle recipe was my favorite! 😋😋 8y

Suzze @GlitteryOtters I have three copies, my mom's from the 50's, my wedding copy from the 70's and and the update from the 90's. It's funny how recipes my mom made from it are now healthier in the 90's copy, even though they keep the integrity of the 50's recipe. 8y

GlitteryOtters @bookishkris this is my mom's old edition & it is full of recipes she clipped out from magazines, my step grandma's family bread recipe that has been in use in her family or ours for well over a century, a few handwritten recipes from some of my mom's elderly customers over the years. It is very treasured. 8y

GlitteryOtters @Suzze I have the 90s edition too and you are right, they did a really good job at updating it (and the reference sections with cooktimes for different veggies is my go-to when I am cooking...I swear, I can never remember how long it takes to cook each vegetable, even the ones I cook constantly. I always have to look it up). 8y

SharonGoforth @GlitteryOtters Mine is from the 70's. Love the cookie recipes! 8y

lynneamch I have this one too! I have to keep mine in a box as it completely fell apart. Still pull it out for certain recipes--especially pies. Yum. Strawberry Glacé is the best. 8y

GlitteryOtters @lynneamch it is such a good cookbook! 💕 8y

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