The American Woman’s Cookbook

This cookbook from the late 1950’s has over 800 pages of different authentic food recipes in many categories for readers to try at home. The great variety of these recipes highlight how different modern-day desserts were made back in the 1950s. It includes appetizers, breads, cheese, eggs, meats, and desserts like cakes, candies, pies and even cereals.

ID: A lime green hardcover book featuring the title in brown Times New Roman-style lettering. The pages are slightly off-white, tan color, with small black text in a similar Times New Roman font, listing various food recipes organized by category.

Physical Dimensions: 8.25” tall, 5.75” wide, 2.25” thick

Metadata

Berolzheimer, Ruth, “The American Woman’s Cookbook,” Aegis Digital Museum, accessed June 22, 2026, https://aegisdigitalmuseum.kennesaw.edu/items/show/62.