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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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Joy of Cooking
Joy of Cooking 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006 By: Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker
This edition: Hardcover, 1152 pages
Publication date: October 31, 2006
Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called The Joy of Cooking. Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their...
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Joy of Cooking: All About Cookies
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Joy of Cooking: All About Cookies By: Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker and Marion Rombauer Becker
This edition: Paper Over Board, 128 pages
Publication date: August 27, 2002
A fresh and original way to put the classic advice of Joy of Cooking to work -- illustrated and designed in a beautiful and easy-to-use new book. * A celebration of all the classic JOY cookies: Blondies, Dream Bars, Lemon...
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Joy of Cooking: All About Breakfast and Brunch
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Joy of Cooking: All About Breakfast and Brunch By: Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker and Marion Rombauer Becker
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: June 12, 2001
Sixty years since Irma Rombauer advised new cooks to "Stand facing the stove," America's love affair with Joy of Cooking continues unabated. And why not? Joy in hand, tens of millions of people -- from novices to...
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Joy of Cooking: All About Chicken
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Joy of Cooking: All About Chicken By: Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker and Marion Rombauer Becker
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: October 25, 2000
The book that taught America how to cook, now illustrated with glorious color photography ALL ABOUT CHICKEN A fresh and original way to put the classic advice of Joy of Cooking to work -- illustrated and designed in a...
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Joy of Cooking: All About Soups and Stews
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Joy of Cooking: All About Soups and Stews By: Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker and Marion Rombauer Becker
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: October 25, 2000
The book that taught America how to cook, now illustrated with glorious color photography ALL ABOUT SOUPS & STEWS A fresh and original way to put the classic advice of Joy of Cooking to work -- illustrated and designed in...
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Joy of Cooking 1931 Facsimile Edition
Joy of Cooking 1931 Facsimile Edition A Facsimile of the First Edition 1931 By: Irma S. Rombauer
This edition: Hardcover, 448 pages
Publication date: April 29, 1998
In 1931, Irma Rombauer announced that she intended to turn her personal collection of recipes and cooking techniques into a cookbook. Cooking could no longer remain a private passion for Irma. She had recently been widowed...
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JOC All New Rev. - 1997
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JOC All New Rev. - 1997 By: Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker and Irma S. Rombauer
This edition: Hardcover, 1152 pages
Publication date: November 5, 1997
Since its original publication, Joy of Cooking has been the most authoritative cookbook in America‹ the one upon which millions of cooks have confidently relied for more than sixty-five years. It's the book your...
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JOC - 1975
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JOC - 1975 By: Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker
This edition: Hardcover, 928 pages
Publication date: May 1, 1985
Joy is the all-purpose cookbook. There are other basic cookbooks on the market, and there are fine specialty cookbooks, but no other cookbook includes such a complete range of recipes in every category: everyday, classic,...
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