Mystery Chef John Macpherson (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good. "Presented with the compliments of your Gas Company". 96pp; 16pp, both staple bound, with recipes throughout. The main cookbook shows soiling with corner curl, with the Supplement being in very good condition.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. R.B. Davis Company, Hoboken, N.J., copyright 1934. 102 pages, 4p color Davis Baking Powder endorsement, drawings. 8 x 5", pictorial color wrapper, Mystery Chef dining room halftone. Cover bit rubbed, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Good. Copyright, 1935, Longmans, Green & Co. 96 pages. 8 x 5", pictorial color wrapper, author's New York home. Small edge stain, wrap rubbed, short split, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. xviii, 366 pages. Index. The orginial dust jacket is chipped and age toned / soiled. Now in a clear archival cover. MacPherson He started on radio in the 1930s when he took over a program for a friend and soon began to share his love of cooking with his listening audience. His "Mystery Chef" radio program ran from 1932 to 1945, in the midst of the Great Depression. His cook book featured recipes for a limited budget and was a great success. Contents: Fundamental cooking information in concentrated and simplified form -- Eggs -- Biscuits, muffins and breads -- Griddle cakes, waffles, fritters, and pancakes -- Hors-d'uvres -- First course dishes -- Soups -- Fish -- Meats, chicken entrées -- Sauces for meats and vegetables -- Potatoes --Vegetables -- Famous national dishes of foreign countries -- Spaghetti, macaroni, noodles -- Salads and salad dressings -- Pies and pastry -- Puddings, shortcakes, custards and desserts -- Sauces for desserts -- Ice creams and frozen desserts -- Cakes -- Cake fillings and frostings -- Cookies -- Rarebits and cheese snacks --The preparation of dinners for dinner parties -- Coordinated recipes for the preparation of entire dinners -- Candy -- Canning and preserving -- Cooking tips. ; 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gift note inked on front flyleaf. Page margins toned. 190pp. Good only jacket is price-clipped, worn, with small chips. Now in a new mylar cover. The Mystery Chef was an American cooking show that aired on the radio daily on NBC from March 1, 1949 to June 29, 1949. It was one of NBC's first daytime programs. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fair DJ. Later Printing. Longman's Green and Company 1940 Later Printing Very Good/Fair DJ Published in 1934. Printed in 1936. Inscribed to ".Mrs. Claude J. Ackley." by John Macpherson (".Sincerely Yours TheMysteryChef"). Faint soil to pale-yellow cloth with minimal shelfwear. Solid structure, photo illustrated frontispiece, tight lightly tanned pages. 366 pages with index. Pieces of dust jacket ONLY remain with the front and back flap ONLY neatly trimmed and laid inside. HEAVY ITEM. Signed by Author. No Exp.…