Offered: Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook Facsimile Edition . 449 Pages . Copyright 1950 this edition was 1998 . Hardcover . 10 X 9.4 X 2.2 Loose Leaf binder . Originally published in 1950, this ground-breaking cookbook made cooking a lot easier for the housewives of America . Packed full of practical tips, useful hints, and lavish color photography, this was the book that shaped cooking for generations, the book that people remember. Every recipe you -- or your mother -- ever wanted is here . Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and General Mills . This book has that old fashion look to it that is very nostalgic