Irma Rambauer's recipe with a twist. Widely considered America's favorite cookbook, Joy of Cooking was first published privately in 1931 by Irma Rombauer, the daughter of German immigrants and a homemaker in St. Louis. The year before, her husband had committed suicide and left her $6,000 in savings. The book was published by a local company that had printed labels for shoes and Listerine mouthwash. In 1936, it was published by a commercial print house and went on to nine editions, selling over 20 million copies.
The Joy of Cooking Leg of Lamb
The Joy of Cooking Leg of Lamb
The Joy of Cooking Leg of Lamb
Irma Rambauer's recipe with a twist. Widely considered America's favorite cookbook, Joy of Cooking was first published privately in 1931 by Irma Rombauer, the daughter of German immigrants and a homemaker in St. Louis. The year before, her husband had committed suicide and left her $6,000 in savings. The book was published by a local company that had printed labels for shoes and Listerine mouthwash. In 1936, it was published by a commercial print house and went on to nine editions, selling over 20 million copies.