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With sections on measurements, dollar stretching, freezing, care of food in the home, menus, diets. When i was a teenager, a copy of meta givens the modern family cookbook appeared in our family bookcase a little cherry wood bookcase. Meta hortense given january 25, 1888 november 17, 1981 was an american entrepreneur, nutritionist, home economist, photographer and bestselling cookbook author given grew up working on her familys farm in missouri. Meta givens modern encyclopedia of cooking volume one. Books will publish the modern family cookbook september 22, just in. There is a modern family cookbook in the works eater. Meta was a uwmadison grad and her cookbook outsold all but julia childs. The modern family cook book by meta given 1961 edition.

List of illustrationscolor platescharts and tablesforewordack. Each menu is built around an adequate dietary pattern, which contributes so much to the health and happiness of the entire family. Meta given was the author of mondous family favorite cookbook modern encyclopedia of cooking published in 1953 15th printing one volume. Gray, red and black decorated cloth with the baked beans endpapers. When i was a teenager, a copy of meta given s the modern family cookbook appeared in our family bookcase a little cherry wood bookcase with glass doors, that my younger sister now has. Meta givens the modern family cook book cookbook village.

Meta given was born on january 25, 1888, on her family s farm in missouri and died at the age of 93 in lakeland, florida on november 17, 1981. In 1961 when the new revised edition which is shown here was published there. Its a gift for my sisterinlaw so now we all have a copy and belong to the meta givens book club. Vintage the modern family cookbook meta given 1953 1950s housewife. This is a hardcover cookbook entitled the modern family cookbook. There were many publishings of both books from 19421972. Meta given s modern encyclopedia of cooking 1952 a list of the table of contents. Dec 31, 2019 modern family cook book 19421972 modern encyclopedia of cooking 19471972 shop in the vintage kitchen not everyone is a fan of meta given or even have heard of her. The result was the modern family cookbook published in 1942. Make offer vintage the modern family cookbook meta given 1953 1950s housewife.

Including a menu for every meal for a year and a simple recipe for. Shop the latest titles by meta given at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Although i referred to the book, my husband has used it constantly over the years so the book was falling apart. Given grew up working on her familys farm in missouri. This outofprint classic is a great addition to any cookbook col.

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I received the meta given s modern encyclopedia of cooking decades ago through a book club. There, little variety in foodstuffs were available, and after studying nutrition as an undergraduate at the university of missouri and at the university of wisconsin. Its pages are stained, a few are dogeared, testifying to the amount of use its given me over the years. Jul, 2015 brace, modern family fans, a cookbook based off of the show is just around the corner. In 1961 when the new revised edition which is shown here was published there were over 1,250,000 copies in print. With 30 million viewers each week and 18 emmy awards, modern family is a cultural phenomenon. Meta given modern family cookbook 1958 cookbook village. Vintage cookbook reflecting the differences in cooking in the 40s. This outofprint classic is a great addition to any cookbook collection and contains more recipes than we can count. Mgs scientific kitchens 193348, wrote two cookbooks modern family 1942 and modern encyclopedia of cooking.

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Adapted from meta given s 1942 modern family cookbook. This is the modern family cookbook by meta given, j. In march, a fullcolor picture one of about six total in the entire cookbook of an easter sunday legoflamb and menu are featured opposite page 24. Meta givens modern encyclopedia of cooking internet archive.

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