Wednesday, February 7, 1934

Walked to school with Pauline. I got supper for Mother. Had Ham, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and apple pie. Fixed notebook.

Irma S. Rombauer (30 October 1877 – 14 October 1962)

In 1931, St. Louis native Irma Rombauer self-published the Joy of Cooking.
The cookbook was illustrated by her daughter, Marion Rombauer Becker, an art teacher
at a local private school. The Rombauers self-published early editions of the book; it was
picked up by a commercial printing house, the Bobbs-Merrill Company, in 1936. Sometimes
called The Joy of Cooking, it is is one of the United States' most-published cookbooks,
and has been in print continuously since 1936 and with more than 18 million copies sold.


1931 Edition



Tuesday, February 7, 1933

Stayed home from school today as it was too cold to walk 22 blocks. I think I will go back tomorrow.

"Diamond L'il" (Mae West)
returns to New York from Hollywood.