When we read books of various kinds, if the author is a good one, feelings are evoked. I don’t think I have felt quite so warm and snuggly while reading a book as I did while reading this one. Betty Crocker Found Recipes (scheduled for publication November 26th, so plan ahead) is an absolute delight for anyone who remembers her early cookbooks, magazine advertisements, and other bits of ephemera that would feature recipes of one kind or other. Paging through, I remembered meals that my grandmother used to make employing the use these old recipes. Seeing them all in this book, with beautiful photographs to accompany them, made me feel so loved. I know that sounds strange when talking about a cookbook, but that is how I felt.

From beginning to end, this cookbook is an absolute delight. It is a collection of “found” recipes from the past. They have been re-created with modern kitchens in mind, and all placed into this one book. In addition to re-creating lost recipes, consumers who helped participate in the making of this book described favorite dishes they remembered from their past but for which they had no recipe, and using that descriptive information, Betty Crocker created replicas. I guarantee that you will find many old friends while paging through this book. I was amazed at how many memories came to mind while looking at these recipes. Suddenly, I was transported decades into the past sitting beside family members, now gone, enjoying Sunday dinner at grandma’s table.

The book is divided into five sections:
Holiday Celebrations
Memorable Main Dishes
Warm from the Oven Breads
Irresistible Cookies and Bars
Better than Desserts

The origins of the recipes are mentioned in a blurb proceeding each one, something I found as fascinating as the recipes themselves. The old advertisements peppered throughout the book were both a visual and nostalgic delight. Also included are individual cook’s (fan's) memories of the recipes that they had requested be included in the book.

If anything is lacking, it’s the absence of vegetable recipes. I happen to like vegetables a great deal, so was disappointed not to see any vegetable recipes contained within.

This cookbook is unique, a joy to page through, and no doubt pure delight to cook from. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Young people will appreciate the recipes for their ease, variety, and failing to employee ingredients that are hard to find. Older people are going to love looking back to when they themselves made these recipes, and enjoyed sharing the results with their families.

Many thanks to NetGalley, publisher Harvest Books, and Betty Crocker for providing me with an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Vintage recipes have stood the test of time, and have become staples in many homes over the years. And Betty Crocker is an icon, known for mostly easy, doable recipes. It’s nice that many of the old recipes that have stayed popular for decades have been compiled in an excellent cookbook that are right at our fingertips to make and bring back memories of earlier times. Betty Crocker Found Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing, is an excellent cookbook, filled with recipes that have been tested over and over, and are appealing to those of us who are old cooks and those who are of the newer generations that need to be introduced to good recipes that are just as good now as they were then.

As is standard Betty Crocker, this excellent cookbook contains recipes for every palate, and most of them are easy enough to make by every cook, whether beginning or advanced. The recipes are written in the standard form with a list of ingredients first, followed by step-by-step instructions. The comments preceding each recipe are helpful, too. While most of the recipes aren’t particularly fancy, they are good, solid dishes that everyone will like. The recipes come from pamphlets and recipe books released over the years.

Another positive aspect of this cookbook is that there are beautiful, professional photographs of most of the recipes, so everyone can see just what the finished dish will look like. There are appetizers, breads, casseroles, soups, salads, and desserts, many of which utilize ingredients that most of us have on our pantry shelves. Bisquick is also a shortcut ingredient that has been around almost forever, and makes for quick dinners.
All told, this is an excellent cookbook, and one that the newer generations need to have on their shelves so they can enjoy the iconic dishes of yesteryear.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

As I was reading this book…I kept thinking “ I know that recipe,” and this “ is my mom’s recipe”… That is when I realized that a large number of these recipes are in fact, the ones I have in my recipe box. Which came from my mother. Many are from the 1940’s and 50’s.

Does this detract from the recipe book?Not at all. Rather it stands in testament to how good these recipes are. They are literally in my meal rotation. Tried and true, delicious and straight forward to make.

If you did not have a mother or grandmother that handed down recipes from the time when they were cooking, you should definitely get this book. I highly recommend.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me this ARC.

Betty Crocker Found Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing
Betty Crocker
I remember my mother had a Betty Crocker Cookbook; it was a ring binder and she used it. I think most families had a Betty Crocker Cookbook.
This book is invaluable. It covers the whole meal from salad to main course to dessert. This book is 270 pages approximately and filled with delicious recipes and colored photos of many of the dishes. Most of the recipes are from the 60s through the 90s. This is a special cookbook because it reminded me to days gone by.
There are photos of the Betty Crocker of the past. This book would make a great wedding gift, Mother’s Day gift, birthday gift, etc. to your favorite cook.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a review copy of this book.

This book combines so many of the really amazing Betty Crocker recipes that I remember from the original cookbook my mother referenced when I was growing up. It makes me feel nostalgic as well as excited to try these again.

This cookbook did not have the 1940s/50s vibe I'd hoped for but it did have classically sweet, full of whipped cream, heavy on the comfort food options that one would associate with Betty Crocker. Some fun history of the brand and "Betty." and a few I actually will try like scones that look easier to do than most and a chicken stew. Also a beans and cornbread casserole.

You know how everyone always raved about Grandma's cooking? Do you know what her main recipe book probably was? Betty Crocker. I have one, everyone I know my age or older has one. But cooking techniques and tastes have changed over time.

The book contains the following chapters:
Introduction: The Betty Crocker Story
Holiday Celebrations
Memorable Main Dishes
Warm from the Oven Breads
Irresistible Cookies and Bars
Better than Ever Desserts

Even though Betty Crocker is long associated with baking, this book covers salads and simple main meals that satisfy and are not complicated. This book takes some of the old favorites and has republished the ones that appeal to modern tastes. The photos are mouth watering, the recipes are more or less traditional, satisfying, and delicious. Many of the recipes list where and when the original recipe was published, but most are from the 1960's through the 1990's. You will not find a recipe that requires an air fryer, a sous vide, or an InstaPot - only standard kitchenware.

I enjoyed the historical notes and the old photographs. This is a great resource for an inexperienced cook, or for an experienced person wanting some basic, delicious recipes.

Betty Crocker Found Recipes cookbook is filled with vintage recipes and photos that will take you back to when your beloved grandmother or mother prepared the old-fashioned recipes that are often remembered fondly. Researchers at Betty Crocker selected recipes that were often requested or had risen to the top of recipe boxes due to popularity. Betty Crocker also worked to recreate lost recipes that were requested by consumers.

I loved seeing the images of Betty Crocker that ranged from 1936 to modern day. My personal favorite, and if memory serves me right, was the 1956 (date not given in Found Recipes) Betty Crocker image. The 1956 Betty Crocker image was found in many of the 1950 cooking materials including the 1956 Betty Crocker New Picture Cook Book.

Throughout the cookbook you'll find images from older Betty Crocker cookbooks, cookbooklets and other published materials from Betty Crocker.

Some of the recipes you'll find include:

Coconut Chicken with Chutney
Savory Pork Roast
Hearty Chicken Stew
Cheeseburger Deep-Dish Pizza
Pink Peppermint Pie
Williamsburg Orange Cake

Review written after downloading a temporary electronic book from Net Galley.

I remember some of these recipes from years ago. They were pretty good but full of high fat and calories. Definitely not the most healthy food. As for the history and nostalgia, the book is good for that. Maybe follow a recipe here and there but not something I’d really utilize often.
I received a free copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

This cookbook is a blast from the past and so much fun to read through. I can remember my older relatives having a cookbook just like this one and they don't make them like this anymore. These are the best recipes that we all grew up with - make one tonight!

Love, love, love this fall 2024 release from Betty Crocker! Pulled from the archives (and recreation of lost recipes), with a variety of taste profiles, this cookbook is FUN *and* I can't wait to try out many of the contained recipes. Mixed within the recipes and sections are charming retro photography and tidbits from BC releases through the years as well as chronology that I wasn't previously aware of, such as tracing the origins of BC through the Gold Medal Flour history. Another cookbook that I'll own as soon as it's released. :)

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to preview this cookbook in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this cookbook travel down memory lane. The recipes are easy to follow and include a short explanation of their time period as well as gorgeous color photos. Also included are old ads, the history of Betty Crocker, and her image. I loved the photos of the official kitchens throughout the eras. Most of these recipes are something I would make instead of some of the old recipes that have been lost on purpose.

This would be an awesome selection for a Cookbook Club where the members each make a recipe then bring it to a potluck. Betty Crocker has been a mainstay on my cookbook shelf for decades and this nostalgic look at some of the most popular and iconic of Betty’s recipes will be a super trip down memory lane for many older readers. Loved every minute of reading this one!

I received an ARC of this cookbook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this cookbook a lot. And the pictures were great too!

Pros: I had so much fun exploring this book of vintage Betty Crocker recipes. It made me think of the handwritten recipe cards I have from my grandmothers of the recipes they cooked decades ago. I also loved learning more about the history of the Betty Crocker brand and seeing the copies of original recipes, products, and advertisements. The recipes throughout appear to be accessible to cooks of all levels of experience, and the photographs serve as a guide for how the finished results should look.

Cons: I don't think I will want to try most of these recipes (but that doesn't take away my enjoyment of reading about these vintage meals.)

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow | Harvest for the opportunity to read this cookbook.

Betty Crocker cookbooks are an American staple in almost every kitchen, I grew up with my mom cooking from them and I have amassed quite the Betty Crocker Collection of my own. This cookbook is a great addition, the vintage recipes are all easy to make and the photos are drool worthy. Included in this cookbook are bits of Betty Crocker history spread throughout. My favorite recipe: Easy Chicken Parmigiana Pie- Delicious! I thank Netgalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to read and review this cookbook.

This cookbook is so much fun! It evokes nostalgia for things I’ve never eaten! There are some recipes in here I want to try for sure, and even the ones that don’t appeal to me are fun to look at. Great pictures with clear instructions, which I expect from Betty Crocker cookbooks.

Who doesn't love Betty Crocker? My husband's great-grandmother was actually named Betty Crocker, and boy did she collect every cookbook they put out. And we found them all.

The recipes in this one are nostalgic and bring up many good memories baking with Mom.

It was really nice to have them back again.

Excellent!


NetGalley/William Morrow November 26, 2024

My grandparents gave me my first Betty Crocker cookbook as a wedding gift in 2002, which started me on my vintage cookbook collecting. I love that this book now exists both for the recipes and the history included at the beginning of the book. This would be a great addition to libraries that have a cookbook collection.

This is an adorable cookbook filled with lovely vintage recipes and images. I will definitely try a few of the recipes and the images and illustrations are super inspiring!

I received an advanced copy from netgalley in exchange for a review and opinions are my own.