Slices of History
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Then and Now
Note: this post was written by Jennifer Millsap of Mulino, Oregon. She contacted me through Etsy to tell me how delighted she was to find our new v... -
The Fascinating History of Joy of Cooking
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This post is a riff on "Joy of Cooking," that classic book on American cuisine mentioned in our post Elevate Your Home Cooking. Many cooks know it has been in print for a long time, first published in 1936. But few cooks know that Irma S. Rombauer was a prominent socialite and hostess in St. Louis, Missouri.