SOLVED. Cookbook: Pies. Paperback, blue cover, probably published 1970s or earlier. [s]

[Kat]

I'm looking for a cookbook of pie recipes that was probably published sometime in the 1970s, but it could have been published earlier, or possibly as late as the early 80s.

It was a smaller paperback (maybe mass market paperback size, although it could be bigger than that). The cover was at least partially blue.

The cookbook contained a recipe for pecan pie that was originally created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so I assume it was written/published in the U.S. (which is also where I am and where the cookbook was purchased).

[Kris]

A long shot - here's an image posted on Pinterest of a 1971 "Breads, Cakes and Pies in Family Meals" Cookbook published by the US Department of Agriculture:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/cookboo...

[Kat]

The one I'm looking for only had pies, but thank you!

[RabbitMilitia]

Maybe: Farm Journal's Complete PIE cookbook: 700 Best Dessert and Main-Dish Pies in the Country. There are several different versions. I found a 1980s one that has a lot of blue on the cover, but that might have been published a little too late?

[Kris]

700? That's a lot of pies.

[Kat]

That is a lot of pies. And that's my book! This one from 1981 is the one I was looking for.

Thanks so much for your help!

[RabbitMilitia]

Yay! Very glad to help! :)