Vanity Publishing?

[lsanderson]

The original Joy of Cooking was self-published in 1931 by Irma S. Rombauer, a St. Louis housewife who began collecting recipes as a form of comfort after her husbands suicide -- and as a means of supporting her family. More

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[parsleigh.livejournal.com]

The daughter, Marian Rombauer Becker, moved to Cincinnati, OH and continued with the cookbook. Her son published the recently updated version. My understanding is that he has now sold the family home. There was much publicity about the family when the newer edition came out and again when the family home was sold. JOC was one of my first cookbooks and one I often gave to friends & family as a gift.

It's a true...

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

Classic.