Hi Diana! Yes, I will do a Betty Crocker cookbook video in the future - it's another great cookbook. Wonderful that you have your mom's copy of the cookbook with her written-in notes. That's a treasure! Thanks!

You can by a reprint of that online. I have my mother's that is pieced together. I was able to buy a reprint and it was the exact same thing. I guess enough of us grew up loving that book.

Thanks! Love your videos and all the cookbooks and recipes you showcase!! I don't think I've tried the Brownie Pudding recipe, but the name alone has me sold!

I love watching both of your channels! I have the 1989 binder edition I received before I got married. I still make the toffee butter crunch recipe from that book every Christmas.

Hi Russ - glad you liked the episode! With ten of millions of copies in print, these show up often at thrift stores, rummage sales, etc. That's where most of mine came from, also, although I have my mom's copy which I cherish. Thanks!

Hi Marc - thanks for sharing that great memory about the "New" cookbook! Wonderful that you have your mom's copy! I also like that ATK cookbook - it has a lot of great recipes and tips! Thanks!

Hi Aubrey - those cookbooks of your grandmother's are real treasures!! It's great that you have them and all the handwritten notes inside. It's a nice way to stay connected with people. Wow that green tomato mince meat must have been sweet! I don't think I've seen a recipe that called for that much sugar LOL!

Hi Jane! It's wonderful that you passed your copy on to your son!! Thanks!

You're welcome, Raymond! Appreciate you watching!

Thanks for watching, tinag! Glad you enjoy the videos!

Hi brownsuga! You gave those friends the most perfect gift for someone just starting out on their own! Thanks!

Hi John - great that you have copies of your mom's and grandmother's cookbooks! These are treasures to have! Thanks!

Hi windingroad - those are the signs of a good cookbook! Glad you still have yours and your mom's!

It would be interesting to see a show about those odd 40s & 50s dishes I read about that don't look appealing and really funny like the strange hot dog casseroles etc...lol

Hi GSM! I always loved the illustrations of those Culinary Arts Institute cookbooks - everything looked so elegant and delicious! Thanks!!

Hi Elle - what a nice memory! I think I have an old copy of the Junior edition - many fun recipes in there for young cooks! Thanks!

Hi mrruggles - I think I have a couple of editions of the American Woman's Cookbook. Swan Down did put out a number of wonderful recipes!! Thanks!

Hi Corey! Hope you found your grandma's copy of the BH&G cookbook - it's nice that you have it! It must have been well used if it needed to be taped up - a sign of a good cookbook! Thanks!

Hi Connie! Thanks so much! The Joy of Cooking is another classic - great that you have your parent's copy!

Hi russbear - those community cook books are wonderful! Some of them have the best recipes I've ever tried and I cherish the ones I have. I never saw the Hy-Vee employee cook book but I'll bet it was filled with great recipes. A while back I did a video on community cook books - they really are treasures. Thanks!

Hi Valli!! The orange BC cookbook is a great one! I don't know if I've seen the Esther H. Shank cookbook but I'm going to check it out! Thanks!

Hi ladyflimflam - thanks for sharing that wonderful story! Being a buyer for BH&G would be a dream job! I'll be she purchased some interesting items. I didn't know Meredith had a cafeteria in the building - the food must have been terrific! Thanks!

This edition is my favorite too! I love all of the categories ❤

Hi Veronica! It's sounds like you have a wonderful collection of cookbooks and glad they are on display! That orange Betty Crocker cookbook is a good one - lots of wonderful recipes! Thanks!

Wrote that before I finished watching the video. I did have some favorite recipes... I pulled my favote pages out of the binder and put in another collection of my favorite recipes I enjoyed. In high school, we had sheep. So, when I left for college... I guess my cookbook was 1989. So, before I was officially "out of the house". Because I was using it in college. We would slaughter a lamb or 2 every year and freeze all the cuts. I enjoyed taking the kebob meat. It was already cut, and a fairly tender cut of meat. Small package, enough for me for a meal and leftovers. I used a marinade in mine on those kabob chunks and would just put that in the oven. That's my stained cookbook page. 😄 My very favorite recipe I used all the time and for years and years out of that cookbook was the cornbread recipe. I also found recipes in my mom's BH&G magazine that were smaller than the regular magazine pages and made specifically to be punched and added to the binder, so I saved some of those and added to my binder when I found some I liked. My mom's BH&G was gold. Hers was most likely from 1968, when they got married. Well, probably '67. They were married New Year's Day '68. I would imagine it would have been a wedding gift. But, I don't know why either of those years would have made it gold. 1980 would have been the 50th anniversary if it started in 1930. 🤔

Hi Felecia! Sounds like you have some great old cookbooks! I always enjoy seeing the handwritten recipes - it sort of provides a look into someone's kitchen! Enjoy!

Hi Lisa - I've heard from so many people over the years that really learned the basics of cooking from cookbooks like these. I think I've seen the Absolute Beginner cookbook! Thanks!

Hi Knitter - nice that you found an old edition and use it once in a while! Enjoy!

Hi d.watson - so glad you still have your copy! What a great gift from your mom!!

The Fanny Farmer cook book taught me how to cook

@@edgrossman8929 Thank you for the recommendation! I can certainly look it up when I get a chance. Fortunately, my cooking skills are acceptable, and I've developed friendships with others who enjoy cooking. Although I certainly could have used a basic and proficient book in my younger years! I'm dating myself, but youtube didn't exist yet when I started out on my own lol. I truly believe things like cooking, finances, etc deserve more emphasis from an educational standpoint geared towards youth to better prepare them for life as adults! Thanks again for the book rec! Fawn 😊

Hi Ed! The Fanny Farmer book is another great one!

Hi Fawn! I'm certain these were available in Canada. Keep an eye on the thrift stores and book sales, I'm sure you'll run across a copy. Thanks!!

Hi Anna! Keep that one with the burn mark - it's a great story to tell and the sign of a well used cookbook!! Thanks!

Thanks, mathgeek!

Hans - the recipes are well written and thoroughly tested, so if you follow the instructions the recipe should turn out. I made the lemon pie from this book a long time ago and it was terrific. Thanks!!

Thanks, Carolyn!

Thanks, Sandra! I've heard from many who learned a lot about cooking from these books! The bread recipes in this book are all great. I'm like you - I find old cook books for fifty cents and I pick them up! Too hard to resist! Thanks!

Thanks, outaview! I have a few war-time cookbooks where they talk about how to maximize and cook with rations. People managed somehow - it was all part of the war effort. Thanks!

Hi Valli! I feel the same way about cookbooks - I learn so much from them! I always have a couple on my nightstand and I read them like novels! LOL! Thank you for your kind and generous offer! If there are cookbooks that I don't have already, I would be interested in adding them to the library!

@@cavalcadeoffood Sounds great, Kevin! I have a ton of cookbooks. Can't possibly know what you might have that would be a duplicate, of course. How about I just bring the lot, you pick all, or whatever suits your fancy. Just let me know when would be a good time to meet up. Love ya, Valli

@@vallis1469 Great! Thanks so much, Valli! Please send me an email and we can figure out the date and details: cavalcadevintage@gmail.com Thanks so much!!! - Kevin

Hi Johnny! I have the BH&G handyman binder and sewing binder - they are set up in the same way as the cookbook. We didn't have Crystal Oats here in Michigan (at least that I can recall), but I've heard about the dishes they used to put in the cartons. Thanks!

@@cavalcadeoffood I just found myself a 1971 edition, ring-bound Better Homes cookbook in mint condition for $3. I am on the lookout for the 1950s version too.

I also have an old Cookbook that came with a Moffit stove. It teaches you how to cook a full meal in their new range. You could set the temperature for the oven to exactlymwhat you wanted.

I also have a couple of old "university cookbooks" from the early 1950s. These were actually textbooks that were used for degrees in home economics. They taught practical cooking skills and were full of solid, time-tested recipes that work. The 2 university cookbooks I have were from the University of Kansas in the 1950s.

Hi Dawn - I don't know that I've seen the Canadian Cookbook. I'm fairly close to Canada but it seems few copies made their way over from Ontario. These would have been the perfect gift for a wedding. In the mid-70's it really looked like the US was going to go to metric, but it never happened. I don't know what that would have done for all the old cookbooks. I can see why people held on to their old copies! Thanks!

Hi Peggy - those pages that are torn and splattered are the sign of a good recipe!! Thanks so much!

Hi Fred - that's a good brownie recipe!! Thanks!

Hi Cynthia! I have a copy of the BH&G All-Time Favorites cookbook and it's a great one! Sounds like you have kept yours going with the sheet protectors! Great idea!

Hi - I remember those old tear out recipes in the magazine. The Joy of Cooking is another wonderful classic cookbook. Thanks!

Thanks so much! I'm going to check out that recipe for the chocolate revel bars - sounds great!

Thanks, Terry Sue! I also love the quick bread section of this book - a lot of good recipes! Thanks!

Hi Carolyn - yes, I seemed to see this book in almost every kitchen. I can imagine a lot of these were shower gifts!

Hi Gregory - it's wonderful that you have your mom's copy of the cookbook. That's a very special thing to have especially since you know she learned a lot from that book. A cookbook like this is the perfect gift for those just starting out on their own. I'm sure they make a digital version - LOL! I'm glad they still print a paper copy. I'll check Amazon for that 100th anniversary edition. Thanks!

Thanks, Ma Pooh! Sounds like you have a nice collection that you really enjoy! I'll do more of these - thanks!

Your mom probably had a version of the 1953 edition, which is one of the best! Glad you saved it!

Hi Judy - you'll find one! There were tens of millions printed over the years, so they show up frequently at sales.

Hi Donna! Your copy of this cookbook sounds like it has gotten good use - the sign of a good cookbook! I've got to get some more reinforcements but they are hard to find these days! LOL! Thanks!

Hi Thissandthat! The 1953 edition is a great one in this series - lots of terrific recipes and photos from the period. Glad you picked it up! Enjoy!

@@cavalcadeoffood so excited to start using it! Thank you!

Hi RugbyFootballer! Yes, I bet many of these books were given to new brides as wedding/shower gifts. Thanks!

I bet a lot of these cookbooks ended up in thrift stores after the divorce. 😅😅😅

Hi Victoria! I've never made the Starlight Cake recipe in this book - I'm going to try it! When you see splattered pages that means there was a good recipe on that page! Thanks!

Thanks, TW!

Hi CC! These books are out there! I'll have to look at that bread recipe - it sounds wonderful! Thanks!

Hi Lisa! So glad you found your special edition!! That's a nice one to have and it's amazing that by 1965 they had already sold that many copies. Thanks!

Hi Julie! Joy of Cooking is another American classic cookbook that belongs in every kitchen. I'll do an episode on that book in the future. I don't have as many different editions, but I have a few. Thanks!

Hi Amy! I'll bet there are some interesting recipes from the colonial era cookbooks! It's easy to get hooked on cookbooks! Thanks!

Great that you still have yours from your wedding shower! My mom would make that chicken pot pie recipe - it's wonderful! Thanks!

Hi Adam!! So nice that you have your mom's copy of this classic! I have a few Home Ec Teachers books, I'll have to find them and look at the recipes. I'm sure they are loaded with good ones! Thanks!!

Hi Marsha! Enjoy your editions! Yes, I'll do one on Betty Crocker in the future! Thanks!

Hi Grace! Yes, I'll do one on the Betty Crocker books in the future -that will be fun! Thanks!

Hi Jake - sounds like your copy has had a lot of good use! it's a great cookbook!

@@cavalcadeoffood it’s my go to source to learn how to do specific tasks and not just recipes. I have been enjoying Cavalcade of Food and Always Analog for about a year. Now I got my wife hooked watching them on television. Keep up the great videos!

Hi Mark! Yes, my mom had the BC and BH&G in binders. I'll do a video on the Betty Crocker books in the future. Thanks!!

Thanks so much, Charles!

Thanks, Earl! I get a lot of inspiration from these books!

@@cavalcadeoffood Great keep on cooking

Hi corashell! Thanks for the tips on the Better Homes & Gardens recipes you like!

Thanks for sharing that wonderful memory of your mom and this cookbook!

Duane - I didn't find a first edition but a first edition found me! THANK YOU so very much! What a surprise - It's beautiful! I can't begin to thank you for this thoughtful donation to the Cavalcade library! It will be cherished - it's greatly appreciated!! All my best, Kevin

You are so very welcome, Kevin 😊 I'm glad to have made even a small contribution to the awesomeness that is Cavalcade of Food ❤

It's about that time of year for candied sweet potatoes! I'll have to look at that recipe. Thanks!

Thanks, Robert! I always have my eye out for the 1930 edition - hope to run across it someday. Your Westinghouse waffle iron should make wonderful waffles! Enjoy!

I see the old Betty Crocker books out there from time to time. I think they reprinted the original edition a few years back. Thanks!

Hi Bonnie! Good Housekeeping is another great cookbook! I have a few different editions of that one and it's full of great, tested recipes. I've never seen the Walgreen's cookbook. I'll bet it's a good one! Thanks so much!

Hi Sallie - I believe that old edition of Joy of Cooking is from the 50's. I plan to do an episode on that iconic cook book, also. Thanks!

Hi Scooter! The colors did change over the years, and the photos, etc. It would be a fun way of collecting the books. The older ones are not as common as the "New" cookbooks. Thanks!

Hi Robin - those are all wonderful editions! Enjoy!

Thanks! I'll try to show more of the cookbooks in the future!

Thanks, Michael!

Thank you! I did not attend Catholic school - I went to public school but my teachers were all very strict about handwriting. We were told good handwriting was a sign of good character. I don't know if that was always the actual case, but it was a lesson learned at an early age!

Hi wmalden - I have a few Sunset cookbooks in the library, but not everyone. They published so many of them over the years with great recipes! Thanks!

Thanks! I don't have every edition of Joy of Cooking, but I have a few. I'll have a video on that book in a few weeks.

Early 1900s? Could it have been Washburn & Crosby, I'm guessing? That company still exists today but it's called General Mills. 😅 In the early 1900s Washburn & Crosby produced cookbooks to sell their wares, especially Gold Medal Flour. Eventually their cookbooks morphed into Betty Crocker, the undisputed Queen of American Cooking. When you look at it that way Betty Crocker has actually been around for 120+ years. She looks good for 120. 😅😅

Hi Pam - way back then a lot of food was still bought in bulk. You would go to the local store and get a pound of this, a pound of that, etc. Early cookbooks often didn't have standard measurements or cooking instructions. They might just say "bake until done." Thanks!

@@russbear31 not sure my mom found the book in a Chicago second hand store cover was off along with the first pages but the recipes are great it was the first time I had seen a recipe to make a ham and cheese sandwich and recipe for herb butter to go on it or to make oatmeal with amount of water and oatmeal like you would see on the side of the box mom liked a lot of the recipe it only cost 50 cents back around 1942. Mom always said it was well worth it

Thanks, CC! I'm sure I will one of these days!

I'll do one in the future. Thanks!

I have always preferred Betty Crocker to BH&G and have my grandma's old 1950s copy!

Hi bbymks - I believe that your recipe book is not the same as the BH&G. The Boston Hearald-Traveler was a newspaper and you book may be a collection of recipes from that paper. Thanks!

@cavalcadeoffood thank you! I was almost positive it wasn't, but it never hurts to ask.

Hi PLK - I know that Meredith got bought out by another company. Looks like Amazon is selling the 100th anniversary edition of the book, so I guess some company is printing it, but it doesn't look like a binder-style book, it's a hard cover. Thanks!

Hi Nathan! I can't tell you how many cookbooks there are out there -especially new ones - where the recipes are not thoroughly tested. I've tried a few and followed the recipe to the letter, but it failed. I think the America's Test Kitchen cookbook is a good example of a modern American cookbook where the recipes are well tested. Thanks!

Hi - I'm not a store, just a collector. I don't sell anything. Thanks!

Hi Tamara - that's very hard to say because they were both excellent in their own ways.

Thank you, Arthur!

Hi Hans - I remember seeing those cut out pages when I was a kid. My mom subscribed to BH&G and Good Housekeeping off and on. Hope all is well!