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The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking
Scribner
April 2003
On Sale: April 8, 2003
496 pages
ISBN: 0743229398
EAN: 9780743229395
Paperback
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In 1931, Irma S. Rombauer, a recent widow, took her life
savings and self-published a cookbook that she hoped might
support her family. Little did she know that her book would
go on to become America's most beloved cooking companion.
Thus was born the bestselling Joy of Cooking, and with it,
a culinary revolution that continues to this day. In Stand Facing the Stove, Anne Mendelson presents a richly
detailed biographical portrait of the two remarkable forces
behind Joy -- Irma S. Rombauer and her daughter, Marion
Rombauer Becker -- shedding new light on the classic
kitchen mainstay and on the history of American cooking.
Mendelson weaves together three fascinating stories: the
affectionate though often difficult relationship between
Joy's original creator, Irma, and her eventual coauthor,
Marion; the bitter dealings between the Rombauers and their
publisher, Bobbs-Merrill (at whose hands the Rombauers
likely lost millions of dollars); and the enormous cultural
impact of the beloved book that Irma and Marion devoted
their lives to refining, edition after edition. Featuring an accessible new recipe format and an engaging
voice that inspired home cooks, Joy changed the face of
American cookbooks. Stand Facing the Stove offers an
intimate look at the women behind this culinary bible and
provides a marvelous portrait of twentieth-century America
as seen through the kitchen window.
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