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Irma S. Rombauer

Irma S. Rombauer
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Irma S. Rombauer

Irma Rombauer self-published the first Joy of Cooking in 1931 with the small insurance payout she received after her husband committed suicide during the Great Depression. Suddenly, society wives who used to enjoy a kitchen staff no longer had the money to employ them and began cooking for themselves. The instruction "stand facing the stove" was a bit more pragmatic than we realize. In 1936, the first commercial edition was published by Bobbs-Merrill. Marion Rombauer Becker, Irma's daughter, joined the Joy dynasty and revised and updated each subsequent edition until 1975. That edition was the first after Irma's death and was completely Marion's. Her son, Ethan... Read full bio

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Pocono Record, December 7, 2011
...and cooks what books they would recommend as gifts for a beginner cook. "The Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker (The Bobbs-Merrill Co., $22.95). The original republished in 1985. "The Joy of Cooking" is one of most-published...
Helena Independent, November 17, 2011
...her initial ideas. While Langstaff compiled her own recipes, she also was using her favorite classic cookbooks, like Irma Rombauer’s “The Joy of Cooking” and Fanny Farmer’s “The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.” “I thought, ‘I can do...
Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 10, 2011
...Viennese Cookbook A Linzertorte is a jam-filled tart made with hazelnut pastry. JERREY ROBERTS When Fannie Farmer and Irma Rombauer were publishing their now-classic cookbooks they aimed only to present reliable recipes. Their volumes had screeds of type...
Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 10, 2011
...a classic Austrian dessert, is a jam-filled tart made with hazelnut pastry. JERREY ROBERTS When Fannie Farmer and Irma Rombauer were publishing their now-classic cookbooks they aimed only to present reliable recipes. Their volumes had screeds of type -...
ArticlesBase, July 7, 2011
...and White Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer Life's Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown � And let's not forget the Chicken Soup for the Soul series that was turned down by...
girlichef, August 5, 2011
...First Fifty Years (the story behind...) by Marion Rombauer Becker, (cookbook) The Joy of Cooking, (article) Notable Americans- Irma Rombauer: The Joy of CookingOatmeal Molasses Bread (or rolls)adapted from The Joy of Cooking (1997 edition)yield: 2 loaves...
One Perfect Bite, July 29, 2011
...is Good KitchenSue - The View from Great IslandNext week we will highlight the food and recipes of Irma Rombauer. If you'd like to join us please email me for additional information. Everyone is welcome...