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Pros & Cons
Pros
Great recipes. Lots of jello molds! Sweet milk pancake variation and the gingerbread men.
Betty crocker's revised 1950's cookbook is worth buying. It is a lovely cookbook, but my mom specifically wanted the bound, hardcover, book version. I wish all cookbooks formatted their recipes the way they are in this cookbook.
Some of the hints are outdated, but its worth it for the rest of the book. It really is like a trip back in time, but that doesn't mean it is useless. Betty even gives advice for the wife to put a ribbon in her hair before her husband gets home from w... Read More
Cons
Although many recipes are outdated, the cake recipes are very dry. Its a misrepresentation of the original cookbook.
The metal ring binder is broken and detached. The pages are very thin and some were stuck together. The first page ripped from the binder upon opening.
Overall this cook book has a very congested visual to it. Ugly black and white pictures and the print is hard to read.
Highlights
Quality
Excellent cookbook that has withstood the test of time
This looseleaf cookbook appears to be made of quality materials
Entire sections had been removed and placed in the wrong sections
I had a betty crocker cookbook and used it so much it fell apart
Price
It was a great price and it is in very good condition
This book as it was originally written is absolutely priceless and should be part of anyones cookbook library
With high grocery prices you cant go wrong in getting back to old fashioned cooking
Shipping
I received this purchase promptly and it was in excellent shape
Book arrived as promised and on great condition
If it arrives before i can do something about it
Packaging/appearance
The book was new in the original packaging
The book came carefully packaged and even had a handwritten note from the store
Competitiveness
This is exactly the same as my moms beat up cookbook from 1952
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- This product had a total of 2,397 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 2 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i ordered the book it said hardcover but when i got it it was a binder but it did have a hardcover
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I received a 34first edition34 and it is 73 years old
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However worth purchasing a new one to keep this one as it is
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This book as it was originally written is absolutely priceless and should be part of anyones cookbook library
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Today with internet ready recipes to download you just dont get the information contained in this book
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The one my grandma gave me was stolen so i had to buy another
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This is not so much a purchase as a very worthy investment
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So i wanted to pass it on to them
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