How to Cook Better Meals Easier with Your Westinghouse Electric Range (1940): Annotated Edition for Today's Cook (Cookbooks, Vintage and Modern)

Step back into a 1940s kitchen, where gelatin jiggled proudly, corned tongue was a dinner-table regular, and electric ranges promised a brighter, easier future.How to Cook Better Meals Easier with Your Westinghouse Range is an annotated revival of the original 1940 cookbook produced by Westinghouse at the dawn of modern electric cooking. This edition preserves the full charm of the original while adding a modern perspective for today’s curious cooks, food historians, and lovers of mid-century Americana.Inside, you’ll find dozens of recipes that range from surprisingly practical to delightfully strange- Pittsburgh Pudding, Corned Tongue, economical casseroles, and baked desserts designed to showcase the power of the electric range.This edition also includes archival photographs and an appendix featuring original Westinghouse pages on using and caring for your electric range, time- and labor-saving cooking tips, and kitchen efficiency advice for the “modern homemaker."Perfect for:Fans of vintage and historical cookbooksMid-century modern and retro Americana loversFood history buffsCollectors of unusual regional recipesAnyone who enjoys the odd, the earnest, and the unexpectedly deliciousPull up a chair, preheat the range, and discover what “better meals, easier” meant in 1940. Read more