The "Big Red" cookbook was first published in 1950. For someone who exists only in our collective imagination, Betty Crocker has made quite a mark on American home cooking. Her eponymous “Big ...

The name evokes warm memories of family dinners and baked treats. There’s something special about her lasting presence in ...

The Betty Crocker is said to be the most-sold cookbook in American history, and the iconic first edition, with its signature red cover, is the most-used book in my own house. By modern standards ...

And, when the Betty Crocker big red picture cookbook first came out in 1950, sales rivaled those of the other big book, the Bible. She's certainly had more than a few looks over the years ...

When the cookbook (then titled “Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book”) arrived ... It’s been in every single edition of our Big Red,” she said. Some fundamental flavors were off-limits ...

The name Betty Crocker has become synonymous with baking, from the cookbooks and frosting tubs with the red trim, to the cake ...

Not only did that bring back memories of my early cooking days and her classic, red "Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook," but I was made even more aware of what a force she (multiple "shes" over the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — This holiday season, you might pull out a Betty Crocker cookbook to find a tried and true recipe. It's one of the nation's most recognizable brands. But who is Betty Crocker?

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The “Big Red” cookbook was first published in 1950. For someone who exists only in our collective imagination, Betty Crocker has made quite a mark on American home cooking.

From the often-reissued Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook to the iconic red spoon logo that bears her signature, Betty Crocker is one of the most recognized names in cooking. It comes as a surprise ...

The “Big Red” cookbook was first published in 1950. For someone who exists only in our collective imagination, Betty Crocker has made quite a mark on American home cooking.