Irma S. Rombauer

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born

October 30, 1877 in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States

died

October 14, 1962

gender

female

website

http://www.thejoykitchen.com/bios.lasso?tag=Irm...

genre

Cooking, Food & Wine

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Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma von Starkloff Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called The Joy of Cooking. Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irma's apartment.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 17,589 ratings · 692 reviews · 23 distinct works

	The All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 4.19 avg rating — 17,391 ratings — published 1931 — 38 editions	My rating:
	Joy of Cooking: All About Vegetarian Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Joy Of Cooking, Miniture Edition 1 by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Joy of Cooking: All About Canning & Preserving by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Joy of Cooking Christmas Cookies by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	The Joy of Cooking: Volume 2 by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Joy of Cooking: Volume 1: Main Course Dishes by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Joy of Cooking boxed set by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Joy of Cooking: All about Salads & Dressings by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Joy of Cooking: All About Pasta & Noodles by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:

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